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)
- a shield (handheld piece of armor)
- 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