schild

Dutch (Brabantic)

/sxɪlt/

noun
Definitions
  • shield
  • shell, carapace, cuttlebone or scale
  • (obsolete) A protective balustrade behind and on both sides of the bowsprit.
  • (dated) signboard

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch schilt inherited from Old Dutch skilt inherited from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (shield).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*skelduz

Gloss

shield

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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