scield

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċeld — Anglian, Kentish
• sċild, sċyld

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skelduz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃi͜yld/, [ʃi͜yɫd]

Noun

sċield m (West Saxon)

1. shield
2. protection

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sċield	sċieldas
accusative	sċield	sċieldas
genitive	sċieldes	sċielda
dative	sċielde	sċieldum

Derived terms

• sċieldweall (“shield wall”)
• sċildan (“to protect”)

Descendants

• Middle English: scheld, schild, 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