"enshield" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: enshields [present, singular, third-person], enshielding [participle, present], enshielded [participle, past], enshielded [past]
Etymology: From en- + shield. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|shield}} en- + shield Head templates: {{en-verb}} enshield (third-person singular simple present enshields, present participle enshielding, simple past and past participle enshielded)
  1. (archaic, transitive) To shield; to defend. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-enshield-en-verb-S3dF96I0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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