Icelandic

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

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