English Explanatory Dictionary

beshield

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To shield around or about; protect; defend.
  2. To provide or outfit with a shield.

Word forms

beshield beshields beshielding beshielded

Etymology

From Middle English bischilden, from Old English besċyldian, besċieldian (“to shield, defend”); equivalent to be- + shield.

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