Scyld

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Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃyld/,

Proper noun

Sċyld m

Scyld, the legendary ancestor of the Danish royal lineage known as the Scyldings.
- c. 975–1025, Beowulf (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV)‎, published 4th quarter 10th century–2nd half 16th century, page 132r, lines 4–6:
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  oft scyld scefing sceaþen[a] þreatum monegū mægþum meodo setla of teah egsode eorl syððan ærest wearð fea sceaft funden
  Oft did Scyld the son of Scéf tear the mead-thrones away from the hosts of his foes, from many tribes; the earl terrified them, after he first was found an out-cast.
  (translation from “A Translation of the Anglo-Saxon Poem of Beowulf With a Copious Glossary Preface and Philological Notes” by John M. Kemble, 1837, London: William Pickering, “Beowulf.”, page 1)

Derived terms

Sċylding

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