hield

H4I1E1L1D2

verb

To bend; incline; tilt (as a water-vessel or ship); heel.

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OriginMiddle English heelden ← Old English hieldan ← Proto-West Germanic *halþijan →
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Meanings

hield1

verbhield (third-person singular simple present hields, present participle hielding, simple past and past participle hielded)

present singular third person hields · participle present hielding · participle past hielded · past hielded · alternative heeld · alternative heald · alternative heild · alternative hild · alternative hyld · alternative held · alternative helde

  1. transitiveTo bend; incline; tilt (as a water-vessel or ship); heel.
  2. transitiveTo pour out; pour.
  3. transitiveTo throw; cast; put.

    Synonyms: fling, hurl, bung, cast, chuck, chunk, cook, dash

  4. intransitiveTo bow; bend; incline; tilt or cant over.
  5. intransitiveTo decline; sink; go down.
  6. intransitiveTo yield; give way; surrender.

hield2

nounhield (plural hields)

plural hields · alternative heeld · alternative heald · alternative heild · alternative hild · alternative hyld · alternative held · alternative helde

  1. An inclination; a cant.
  2. UKdialectalAn incline; slope.
  3. A decline; decrease; wane.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo throw; cast; put.

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Origin

hield · verb

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kel-“to tilt, tip, incline”
  2. Proto-Germanic*halþijaną“to bend, incline, pour, empty”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*halþijan
  4. Old Englishhieldan
  5. Middle Englishheelden
  6. Englishhield

From Middle English heelden, helden, from Old English hieldan, heldan (“to lean, incline, slope, force downwards, bow or bend down”), from Proto-West Germanic *halþijan, from Proto-Germanic *halþijaną (“to bend, incline, pour, empty”), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to tilt, tip, incline”). Cognate with Dutch hellen (“to incline”), Low German hellen (“to incline”), Middle High German helden (“to incline”), Danish hælde (“to tilt, lean, slant, slope”), Swedish hälla (“to tilt, pour”), Icelandic halla (“incline, lean sideways, heel over”), Icelandic hella (“to pur”). See also heel.

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hield · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kel-“to tilt, tip, incline”
  2. Proto-Germanic*halþijōn
  3. Old Englishhielde“slope, declivity”
  4. Middle Englishheld
  5. Englishhield

From Middle English held, from Old English hielde (“slope, declivity”), from Proto-Germanic *halþijōn, *halþijō (“inclination, slope”), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to tilt, tip, incline”). Cognate with German Halde (“slope”), Danish hæld (“an incline, slope”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hield

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Anagrams

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