"sheild" meaning in English

See sheild in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sheilds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sheild (plural sheilds)
  1. Obsolete form of shield. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: shield
    Sense id: en-sheild-en-noun-R5Og0vA3
  2. Misspelling of shield. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: shield
    Sense id: en-sheild-en-noun-BbfwsLXH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92

Inflected forms

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