skild

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch schild.

Pronunciation

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Noun

skild (plural skilde)

  1. shield
  2. scale or carapace

Old Frisian

Pronunciation

Noun

skild m

  1. Alternative form of skeld

References

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 42

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skeldu.

Noun

skild m

  1. shield

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: schilt

Swedish

Participle

skild

  1. past participle of skilja