Scylding

Old English

Alternative forms

• Sċilding, Sċildung, Sċyldung

Etymology

From Sċyld +‎ -ing. Cognate with Old Norse Skjǫldungr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃyl.dinɡ/, [ˈʃyɫ.diŋɡ]

Proper noun

Sċylding m

1. (poetic) ‘descendant of Scyld’; a Dane

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Sċylding	Sċyldingas
accusative	Sċylding	Sċyldingas
genitive	Sċyldinges	Sċyldinga
dative	Sċyldinge	Sċyldingum

Derived terms

• Ār-Scyldingas
• Here-Scyldingas
• Sigescyldingas
• Þēod-Scyldingas