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

Declension of skiolder (u-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	skiolder	skioldrin	skioldi(r), -e(r)	skioldini(r), -ene(r)
accusative	skiold	skioldin	skioldi, -e	skioldina, -ena
dative	skioldi, -e	skioldinum, -enom	skioldum, -om	skioldumin, -omen
genitive	skiolda(r)	skioldsins	skiolda	skioldanna

Descendants

• Swedish: sköld