skiolder (OSw) skjold (ODan) skjöldr (ON) noun

sanctuary ONorw BorgL 18.3
shield ODan ESjL 2
ODan SkL 87
ONorw GuL Leb
OSw ÄVgL Urb
OSw HL Mb, Rb
OSw ÖgL Eb
OSw SdmL Mb
OSw UL Mb
OSw VmL Mb
OSw YVgL Urb, Add

Expressions:

bæra/föra avughan skiold (OSw)

turn traitor OSw KrL Hb MEL Hb MESt Hb

bæra skiold ivir þangbrekku (OSw)

Refers to an attack from land, i.e. through the forest, or possibly from the sea, i.e. across the seaweed.

bear shield over border OSw ÄVgL Urb YVgL Urb, Add

carry a shield across sea and sea shore OSw ÖgL Eb

Refs:

Schlyter s.v. þangbrækka; Lindkvist 2021, 38 n. 51

Citation
  • ‘skiolder’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/4728
    (04/28/2024)