sköld

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === skjöld, skiöld (archaic, in surnames) === Etymology === From Old Norse skjǫldr, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“shield, cover”). Compare Danish and Norwegian skjold, Icelandic skjöldur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɧœld/ === Noun === sköld c a shield (armor, or figuratively) a buckler (heraldry) a shield, an escutcheon (zoology) a carapace ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== skylt ==== See also ==== skal === References === “sköld”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “sköld”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “sköld”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === kölds