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scield
scield
Old English
Alternative forms
- sceld
- scild
- scyld
Noun
scield m
Related terms
- bōcscyld m. — beech-wood shield
- bōhscyld m. — shoulder shield
- plegscyld m. — play-shield, small shield
- scyldhata, scyldhete m. — enemy.
Derived terms
- scieldan — to protect, shield, guard, defend, defend oneself
- scieldod — furnished with shields
Descendants
- Middle English: shelde
- English: shield
References
- 1916, John R. Clark, "A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary for the Use of Students", scield et al.