scield

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keit-, *(s)keid-, *kheit- (“shield, cover”). Cognate with Old Frisian skeld (West Frisian skyld), Old Saxon scild (Low German Schild), Dutch schild, Old High German scild (German Schild), Old Norse skjǫldr, (Danish skjold, Swedish sköld), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌿𐍃 (skildus).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiyld/

Noun

sċield m

  1. (West Saxon) shield, protector
  2. (West Saxon) protection, defense

Derived terms
  • sċieldan (“to protect, shield, guard, defend, defend oneself”)
  • sċieldod (“furnished with shields”)
  • bōcsċyld m (“beech-wood shield”)
  • bōhsċyld m (“shoulder shield”)
  • pleġsċyld m (“play-shield, small shield”)
  • sċyldhata, sċyldhete m (“enemy”)

Descendants

References
  1. 1916, John R. Clark, "A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary for the Use of Students", scield et al.
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