schild

See also: Schild

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schilt, from Old Dutch skilt, from Proto-West Germanic *skeldu (“shield”), from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxɪlt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: schild
• Rhymes: -ɪlt

Noun

schild n (plural schilden, diminutive schildje n)

1. shield
2. shell, carapace, cuttlebone or scale
3. (obsolete, nautical) a protective balustrade behind and on both sides of the bowsprit
4. (dated, dialectal) signboard

Derived terms

• raketschild
• rugschild
• schildblad
• schilder
• schildknaap
• schildpad
• schildwacht
• schildzaad
• wapenschild

Descendants

• Negerhollands: skild
• → Papiamentu: schild (dated)

Middle English

Noun

schild

1. (West Riding) alternative form of sheld (“shield”)