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scield

scield

Old English

Alternative forms

Noun

scield m

  1. shield, protector
  2. protection, defense


Related terms

  • bōcscyld m. beech-wood shield
  • bōhscyld m. shoulder shield
  • plegscyld m. play-shield, small shield
  • scyldhata, scyldhete m. enemy.

Derived terms

  • scieldan to protect, shield, guard, defend, defend oneself
  • scieldod furnished with shields

Descendants

  • Middle English: shelde

References

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