scheld
See also: Schëld
Dutch
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Etymology
From Old English sċield, sċeld, sċild, sċyld, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃeːld/, /ˈʃiːld/
Noun
scheld (plural scheldes)
- A shield (a plate of portable armour)
- An object that resembles a shield:
- (rare) A rough region around a boar's neck; the meat from this region.
- (rare) A escutcheon; a coat-of-arms.
- Any form of shielding or armament:
- (rare) Authority, power, influence.
- (rare) Heavy infantry; soldiers armed with shields.
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References
- “shẹ̄ld (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-04.
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