skoed

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *skuɨd, from Proto-Celtic *skētos (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *skeyt-, from *skey- (“to cut, separate”). Cognate with Cornish skoes (“shield”), Welsh ysgwyd (“shield”), Irish sciath (“shield”). Related to Latin scūtum (“shield”) and Russian щит (ščit).

Noun

skoed m

  1. shield
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