FromOld Norseskjǫldr, fromProto-Germanic*skelduz(“shield”), fromProto-Indo-European*(s)kelH-(“shield, cover”). Compare Danish and Norwegianskjold, Icelandicskjöldur.
sköld c
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | sköld | skölds |
| definite | skölden | sköldens | |
| plural | indefinite | sköldar | sköldars |
| definite | sköldarna | sköldarnas |