skjöldur

Etymology
From, from , from , ,. Compare 🇨🇬, Danish and Norwegian, Swedish.

Noun

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

Declension
In certain phrases such as, , and , an archaic plural accusative form still survives.

Derived terms

 * (to catch somebody off guard, to take by surprise)
 * , (to trim one's sails to the wind, to swim with the tide)
 * , (to trim one's sails to the wind, to swim with the tide)