scheltroun

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === sceld-trume, scheltrom, scheldtrom, scheltrome, shiltron, sheltrom, scholtrom, scheltrum, schilteroun, schiltrun, scheltrone, sheltrum, sheltrume, sheltron, scheltron, scheltyrne, scheltrun, schiltrunne, schiltrumme === Etymology === From Old English sċildtruma, sċeltruma; equivalent to scheld +‎ trome. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃɛltrun(ə)/, /ˈʃɛltrum(ə)/, /ˈʃiltrun(ə)/, /ˈʃiltrum(ə)/ === Noun === scheltroun (plural sheltrouns) A sheltron; a line of soldiers forming a barrier. (rare) An array of combat vessels. (rare) An array of bones. ==== Descendants ==== English: sheltron; shelter (possibly) Middle Scots: schiltrum ==== References ==== “sheltrǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 19 May 2019.