scheld
See also: Schëld
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Verb
scheld
- (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of schelden
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of schelden
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
Noun
scheld (plural scheldes)
- A shield (a plate of portable armour)
- An object that resembles a shield:
- Any form of shielding or armament:
- (rare) Authority, power, influence.
- (rare) Heavy infantry; soldiers armed with shields.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “shẹ̄ld (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-04.
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