SKJÖLD

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Name Element

Contents 1 Origin and Meaning 1.1 Old Norse 1.2 Gothic 1.3 Old High German 1.4 Old Saxon 1.5 Old English 2 Related Names 3 Combinations 4 First Element Forms 5 Last Element Forms 6 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Old Norse

skjǫldr = 'shield' ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Gothic

skildus = 'shield' ^[3]

Old High German

scilt = 'shield' ^[3]

Old Saxon

scild = 'shield' ^[3]

Old English

scield = 'shield' ^[3]

Related Names

See Skjǫldr

Combinations

Name Element	Example
BJÖRN	see Skjaldbjǫrn
DIS	see Skjalddís
GERD	see Skjaldgerðr
RAUÐ	see Rauðumskialdi
ULF	see Skjöldúlfr
VÖR	see Skjoldvor

First Element Forms

Skjald-
Skjell-
Skjold-
Skjöld- Skjøll-

Last Element Forms

-skialdi

References

1. ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
2. ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
3. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)