schild

See also: Schild

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schilt, from Old Dutch skilt, from Proto-West Germanic *skeldu (“shield”), from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sxɪlt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: schild
  • Rhymes: -ɪlt

Noun

schild n (plural schilden, diminutive schildje n)

  1. shield
  2. shell, carapace, cuttlebone or scale
  3. (obsolete, nautical) a protective balustrade behind and on both sides of the bowsprit
  4. (dated, dialectal) signboard

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: skild
  • → Papiamentu: schild (dated)

Middle English

Noun

schild

  1. alternative form of sheld (“shield”)
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