escudier

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

escudeir, escuder

Etymology

From Late Latin scūtārius, from Latin scūtum. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French escuier.

Noun

escudier m (oblique plural escudiers, nominative singular escudiers, nominative plural escudier)

shield-bearer

Related terms

escut

Descendants

Occitan: escudièr
→ Italian: scudiere
- →? Ido: skudiero
- → Romanian: scutier

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “scūtārius”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 11: S–Si, page 348

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