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skjöldur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skjǫldr, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (shield), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keit-, *(s)keid-, *kheit- (shield, cover). Compare Faroese skjøldur, Danish and Norwegian skjold, Swedish sköld.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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skjöldur m (genitive singular skjaldar, nominative plural skildir)

  1. shield (handheld piece of armor)
  2. shield (anything which protects or defends)

Declension

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In certain phrases such as koma í opna skjöldu, ganga fram fyrir skjöldu, and stíga fram fyrir skjöldu, an archaic plural accusative form skjöldu still survives.

Derived terms

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