scheld

scheld

See also: Schëld

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

scheld

1. first-person singular present indicative of schelden
2. imperative of schelden

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• (Early ME) seeld, seald, sceld, scelde
• sheld, shild, shelde, scheeld, sheeld, schelde, schylde, schielde, schilde, sseld

Etymology

From Old English sċield, sċeld, sċild, sċyld, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːld/, /ˈʃiːld/

Noun

scheld (plural scheldes)

1. A shield (a plate of portable armour)
2. An object that resembles a shield:
   1. (rare) A rough region around a boar's neck; the meat from this region.
   2. (rare) A escutcheon; a coat-of-arms.
3. Any form of shielding or armament:
   1. (religion) Spiritual guarding or shielding.
   2. A refuge, hideout, or safehouse.
4. (rare) Authority, power, influence.
5. (rare) Heavy infantry; soldiers armed with shields.

Related terms

• scheltroun
• schilder
• schildyng
• shelden

Descendants

• English: shield
• Scots: scheld, scheild

References

• “shẹ̄ld (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-04.