scield
Old English
Alternative forms
- sċeld, sċild, sċyld
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skelduz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃi͜yld/, [ʃi͜yɫd]
Noun
sċield m
- shield
- protection
Declension
Declension of scield (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | sċield | sċieldas |
accusative | sċield | sċieldas |
genitive | sċieldes | sċielda |
dative | sċielde | sċieldum |
Derived terms
- sċieldweall (“shield wall”)
- sċildan (“to protect”)
Descendants
- Middle English: scheld, sheld, shild, shelde
- Scots: scheld, scheild
- English: shield
References
- John R. Clark Hall (1916), “scield”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan