shelden
Middle English
/ˈʃeːldən/
verb
Definitions
- To shield, guard, or rescue.
- To stop, avoid, or end.
- To give out shields.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English scildan inherited from Proto-Germanic *skildijaną affix from Middle English scheld.
Origin
Middle English
scheld
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- shield English
- shielder English
- *skildijaną Proto-Germanic
- scield Old English
- scildan Old English
- sċield Old English
- scheld Middle English
- scheltroun Middle English
- schilder Middle English
- schildyng Middle English