Scyld

scyld Old English Etymology ang sċield shield. Cognate with non Skjǫldr. Pronunciation Sċyld ang yld 1 Proper noun Sċyld m Scyld, the legendary ancestor of the Danish royal lineage known as the Scyldings 132 r 4–6 oꝼꞇ ꞅcẏlꝺ ꞅceꝼınᵹ ꞅceaþen[a] þꞃeaꞇum moneᵹū mæᵹþum meoꝺo ꞅeꞇla oꝼ ꞇeah eᵹꞅoꝺe eoꞃl sẏððan æꞃeꞅꞇ ƿeaꞃð ꝼea ꞅceaꝼꞇ ꝼunꝺen ang oft scyld scefing sceaþen[a] þreatum monegum mægþum meodo setla of teah egsode eorl syððan ærest wearð fea sceaft funden Oft did Scyld the son of Scéf tear the mead-thrones away from the hosts of his foes, from many tribes; the earl terrified them, after he first was found an out-cast. (translation from “A Translation of the Anglo-Saxon Poem of Beowulf With a Copious Glossary Preface and Philological Notes” by John M. Kemble, 1837, London: William Pickering, “Beowulf.”, page 1) Derived terms ang Sċylding ang Individuals