scildan

Old English

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.

sċildan

to protect (from something = wiþ + accusative)
to protect (from something = wiþ + dative)
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
  ...;sē ūs ġescylt wið eallum yfellum.
  ...;He shieldeth us against every evil.
to shield

Conjugation of sċildan (weak class 1)