schild

See also: Schild

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schilt, from Old Dutch skilt, 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
• schilder
• schildknaap
• schildpad
• schildwacht
• wapenschild

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Middle English

Noun

schild

1. Alternative form of sheld