beshield

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English bischilden, from Old English besċyldian, besċieldian (“to shield, defend”); equivalent to be- +‎ shield. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -iːld === Verb === beshield (third-person singular simple present beshields, present participle beshielding, simple past and past participle beshielded) (transitive, reflexive, archaic) To shield around or about; protect; defend. (transitive) To provide or outfit with a shield.