scildburg

scildburg
\scildburg 2 f (-byrg/-byrg) 1. a battle-array in which men stood shield to shield, shield-wall, phalanx, roof of shields; in milit. lang. a tortoise, i.e. a covering, shed, shelter so called formed of the shields of the soldiers held over their heads [testudo]; 2. a city which affords protection, a city of refuge; 3. place of refuge

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • scildhréoða — m ( n/ n) shield covering, (1) shield, buckler; (2) the arrangement of shields as in the scildburg; in milit. lang. a tortoise, i.e. a covering, shed, shelter so called formed of the shields of the soldiers held over their heads [testudo],… …   Old to modern English dictionary

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