skjöldur
See also: skjøldur
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse skjǫldr, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keit-, *(s)keid-, *kheit- (“shield, cover”). Compare Faroese skjøldur, Danish and Norwegian skjold, Swedish sköld.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editskjöldur m (genitive singular skjaldar, nominative plural skildir)
Declension
editdeclension of skjöldur
m-s3 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skjöldur | skjöldurinn | skildir | skildirnir |
accusative | skjöld | skjöldinn | skildi | skildina |
dative | skildi | skildinum | skjöldum | skjöldunum |
genitive | skjaldar | skjaldarins | skjalda | skjaldanna |
In certain phrases such as koma í opna skjöldu, ganga fram fyrir skjöldu, and stíga fram fyrir skjöldu, an archaic plural accusative form skjöldu still survives.
Derived terms
edit- hlífiskjöldur
- koma í opna skjöldu (to catch somebody off guard, to take by surprise)
- leika tveim skjöldum, leika tveimur sköldum (to trim one's sails to the wind, to swim with the tide)
- skjöldóttur
- skjaldarmerki
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