Participles
| Present | sċildende |
| Past | (ġe)sċilded |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | sċilde |
| 2nd sing. | sċildest; sċilst; sċiltst |
| 3rd sing. | sċildeþ; sċilt |
| 1st plur. | sċildaþ |
| 2nd plur. | sċildaþ |
| 3rd plur. | sċildaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | sċilde |
| 2nd sing. | sċildest |
| 3rd sing. | sċilde |
| 1st plur. | sċildon |
| 2nd plur. | sċildon |
| 3rd plur. | sċildon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | sċilde |
| 2nd sing. | sċilde |
| 3rd sing. | sċilde |
| 1st plur. | sċilden |
| 2nd plur. | sċilden |
| 3rd plur. | sċilden |
Past
| 1st sing. | sċilde |
| 2nd sing. | sċilde |
| 3rd sing. | sċilde |
| 1st plur. | sċilden |
| 2nd plur. | sċilden |
| 3rd plur. | sċilden |
Imperative
| Singular | sċild |
| Plural | sċildaþ |
Verbs similar to 'scildan'
sceldan,
scieldan,
scilian,
spildan,
cidan,
cilian,
gescildan,
scadan,
sceadan,
scelfan,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skildijaną, derived from *skelduz, whence Old English sċield (“shield”). Sċildan is the inherited form of the verb; the alternative form sċieldan has its ie leveled in from the noun. See: Proto-Germanic '
*skildijaną'.
Sample Sentences
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late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
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...;sē ūs ġescylt wið eallum yfellum.
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...;He shieldeth us against every evil.
Cognates
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