skeld

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Old Frisian

Ēn skeld (1.1).

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *skeldu. Cognates include Old English sċield and Old Saxon skild.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

skeld m

  1. shield
Descendants
  • West Frisian: skyld

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *skuldi. Cognates include Old English sċyld and Old Saxon *skuld.

Pronunciation

Noun

skeld f

  1. guilt
Descendants

References

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, pages 115, 59