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)

Declension

Declension of scield (strong a-stem)

Case	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, sheld, shild, shelde
- Scots: scheld, scheild
- English: shield

References

John R. Clark Hall (1916) “scield”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan

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