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schild.

shield

6 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/sxɪlt/
  1. shield

    neuter
  2. shell, carapace, cuttlebone or scale

    neuter
  3. a protective balustrade behind and on both sides of the bowsprit

    neuter · obsolete
  4. signboard

    dated · dialectal · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schilt, from Old Dutch skilt, from Proto-West Germanic *skeldu (“shield”), from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”).

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