Definitions For Hield

Alternative forms

heeld, heald heild, hild, hyld, held, helde

Etymology 1

From Middle English heelden, helden, from , heldan, , to lean, incline, slope, force downwards, bow or bend down, from , from , from . Cognate with , , , , , , . See also heel.

Verb

(transitive) To bend; incline; tilt (as a water-vessel or ship); heel. (transitive) To pour out; pour. (transitive) To throw; cast; put. (intransitive) To bow; bend; incline; tilt or cant over. (intransitive) To decline; sink; go down. (intransitive) To yield; give way; surrender.

Related terms

hade heel

Etymology 2

From Middle English held, from , from , *halþijō, , inclination, slope, from . Cognate with , .

Noun

HIELD (plural HIELDs) An inclination; a cant. (UK, _, dialectal) An incline; slope. A decline; decrease; wane.

Anagrams

Delhi, Diehl, hidel, hidle