skjöldur

See also: skjøldur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skjǫldr, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keit-, *(s)keid-, *kheit- (“shield, cover”). Compare Faroese skjøldur, Danish and Norwegian skjold, Swedish sköld.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈscœltʏr/
  • Rhymes: -œltʏr

Noun

skjöldur m (genitive singular skjaldar, nominative plural skildir)

  1. a shield (handheld piece of armor)
  2. a shield (anything which protects or defends)

Declension
declension of skjöldur
m-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skjöldur skjöldurinn skildir skildirnir
accusative skjöld skjöldinn skildi skildina
dative skildi skildinum skjöldum skjöldunum
genitive skjaldar skjaldarins skjalda skjaldanna

Derived terms
  • hlífiskjöldur
  • koma í opna skjöldu (to catch somebody off guard, to take by surprise)
  • leika tveim skjöldum, leika tveimur sköldum (to trim one's sails to the wind, to swim with the tide)
  • skjöldóttur
  • skjaldarmerki
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