scield

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċeld, sċild, sċyld

Etymology

From West Germanic *skeldu [ˈskel.du], from Proto-Germanic *skelduz. Cognate with Old Frisian skeld (West Frisian skyld), Old Saxon skild (Low German Schild), Old Dutch skilt (Dutch schild), Old High German skilt (German Schild), Old Norse skjǫldr (Swedish sköld), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌿𐍃 (skildus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃi͜yld/, [ʃi͜yɫd]

Noun

sċield m

1. shield, protector
2. protection, defense

Declension

Declension of scield (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċield	sċieldas
accusative	sċield	sċieldas
genitive	sċieldes	sċielda
dative	sċielde	sċieldum

Derived terms

• sċieldan (“to shield”)

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^[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan