"shieldwright" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shieldwrights [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *scheldwrighte, frim Old English sċieldwyrhta, equivalent to shield + wright. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*scheldwrighte}} Middle English *scheldwrighte, {{inh|en|ang|sċieldwyrhta}} Old English sċieldwyrhta, {{af|en|shield|wright}} shield + wright Head templates: {{en-noun}} shieldwright (plural shieldwrights)
  1. One who makes or works with shields. Related terms: shieldmaker, shieldsmith
    Sense id: en-shieldwright-en-noun-9h34boIm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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