shieldmaiden
English
noun
Definitions
- (Norse mythology) A virgin who had chosen to fight as a warrior in battle.
Etymology
Compound from English shield + English maiden.
Origin
English
maiden
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- armshield English
- beshield English
- bondmaiden English
- bridesmaiden English
- dayshield English
- enshield English
- eyeshield English
- forceshield English
- gleemaiden English
- gumshield English
- gunshield English
- handmaiden English
- headshield English
- heatshield English
- lockshield English
- maid English
- maiden English
- maidenhair English
- maidenhead English
- maidenhood English
- maidenish English
- maidenlike English
- maidenly English
- maidenry English
- maidenship English
- mermaiden English
- milkmaiden English
- roundshield English
- shield English
- shield-toad English
- shieldable English
- shieldback English
- shieldbearer English
- shielder English
- shieldless English
- shieldlike English
- shieldmaker English
- shieldman English
- shieldsman English
- shieldsmith English
- shieldtail English
- shieldwise English
- shieldwright English
- skymaiden English
- tailshield English
- unmaiden English
- windshield English
- シールド Japanese
- maiden Middle English
- scheld Middle English
- maid
- maiden
- shield
- shielder
- beshield
- maidenly
- maidenry
- unmaiden
- enshield
- shieldman
- maidenish
- gunshield
- dayshield
- mermaiden
- armshield
- eyeshield
- gumshield
- skymaiden
- maidenhair
- shieldtail
- shieldless
- milkmaiden
- handmaiden
- bondmaiden
- windshield
- maidenhead
- gleemaiden
- shieldwise
- maidenlike
- maidenship
- shieldback
- shieldsman
- maidenhood
- tailshield
- shieldlike
- headshield
- lockshield
- heatshield
- shieldable
- forceshield
- shieldmaker
- shield-toad
- shieldsmith
- roundshield
- bridesmaiden
- shieldwright
- shieldbearer