sköld

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • skjöld, skiöld (archaic, in surnames)

Etymology

From Old Norse skjǫldr, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“shield, cover”). Compare Danish and Norwegian skjold, Icelandic skjöldur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɧœld/
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Noun

sköld c

  1. a shield (armor)

Declension

Declension of sköld
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sköld skölds
definite skölden sköldens
plural indefinite sköldar sköldars
definite sköldarna sköldarnas

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