skiolder

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skjǫldr, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keit-, *(s)keid-, *kheit- (“shield, cover”).

Noun

skiolder m

  1. shield
    • ...þēr skutu skioldi undir līkit...
      ...they put a shield under the corpse...

Declension

Descendants

  • Swedish: sköld
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