shelden

See also: Shelden

Middle English

Alternative forms

• schylde, schilde, ssylde, schulden, schijlde, sscholde, shildenn

Etymology

From Old English scieldan, Proto-Germanic *skildijaną; equivalent to scheld +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːldən/, /ˈʃiːldən/

Verb

shelden

1. To shield, guard, or rescue.
2. To stop, avoid, or end.
3. To give out shields.

Conjugation

Conjugation of shelden (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) shelden, shelde
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	shelde	shelded
2nd-person singular	sheldest	sheldedest
3rd-person singular	sheldeth	shelded
subjunctive singular	shelde
imperative singular		—
plural1	shelden, shelde	sheldeden, sheldede
imperative plural	sheldeth, shelde	—
participles	sheldynge, sheldende	shelded, yshelded

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: shield

References

• “shẹ̄lden (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-02.