skjöldur

See also: skjøldur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skjǫldr, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keit-, *(s)keid-, *kheit- (“shield, cover”). Compare Faroese skjøldur, Danish and Norwegian skjold, Swedish sköld.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈscœltʏr/
  • Rhymes: -œltʏr

Noun

skjöldur m (genitive singular skjaldar, nominative plural skildir)

  1. shield (handheld piece of armor)
  2. shield (anything which protects or defends)

Declension
declension of skjöldur
m-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skjöldur skjöldurinn skildir skildirnir
accusative skjöld skjöldinn skildi skildina
dative skildi skildinum skjöldum skjöldunum
genitive skjaldar skjaldarins skjalda skjaldanna

In certain phrases such as koma í opna skjöldu, ganga fram fyrir skjöldu, and stíga fram fyrir skjöldu, an archaic plural accusative form skjöldu still survives.

Derived terms
  • hlífiskjöldur
  • koma í opna skjöldu (to catch somebody off guard, to take by surprise)
  • leika tveim skjöldum, leika tveimur sköldum (to trim one's sails to the wind, to swim with the tide)
  • skjöldóttur
  • skjaldarmerki
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