- Scield
- m (-es/-as) the name of the ancestor of the Danish kings
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Scield
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scield — m ( es/ as) 1. a shield, a piece of defensive armor; 2. 1 fig, a shield, protection, defense; 3. protector; 4. scield is used of a bird s back, part of a bird s plumage? … Old to modern English dictionary
scield- — see also scild … Old to modern English dictionary
scild — m ( es/ as) 1. a shield, a piece of defensive armor; 2. 1 fig, a shield, protection, defense; 3. protector; 4. scield is used of a bird s back, part of a bird s plumage? see scield … Old to modern English dictionary
Shield — Shield, n. [OE. sheld, scheld, AS. scield, scild, sceld, scyld; akin to OS. scild, OFries. skeld, D. & G. schild, OHG. scilt, Icel. skj[ o]ldr, Sw. sk[ o]ld, Dan. skiold, Goth. skildus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Sheldrake}.] 1. A broad piece of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shield fern — Shield Shield, n. [OE. sheld, scheld, AS. scield, scild, sceld, scyld; akin to OS. scild, OFries. skeld, D. & G. schild, OHG. scilt, Icel. skj[ o]ldr, Sw. sk[ o]ld, Dan. skiold, Goth. skildus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Sheldrake}.] 1. A broad… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wood fern — Shield Shield, n. [OE. sheld, scheld, AS. scield, scild, sceld, scyld; akin to OS. scild, OFries. skeld, D. & G. schild, OHG. scilt, Icel. skj[ o]ldr, Sw. sk[ o]ld, Dan. skiold, Goth. skildus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Sheldrake}.] 1. A broad… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shield — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sheld, from Old English scield; akin to Old High German scilt shield and probably to Old English sciell shell Date: before 12th century 1. a broad piece of defensive armor carried on the arm 2. one that protects… … New Collegiate Dictionary
skel- — I. skel 1 Also kel . To cut. Derivatives include scalp, skill, cutlass, half, scalpel, and sculpture. 1. a. shell, from … Universalium
shelter — shelterer, n. shelteringly, adv. shelterless, adj. shelterlessness, n. /shel teuhr/, n. 1. something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge. 2. the… … Universalium
sceld — 1. see scield; 2. see scyld 1 … Old to modern English dictionary
