beshield
beshield · beshields · beshielded · beshielding
To provide or outfit with a shieldTo provide or outfit with a shield.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To provide or outfit with a shield.
(archaic, reflexive, transitive)To shield around or about; protect; defend.
Origin
From Middle English bischilden, from Old English besċyldian, besċieldian (“to shield, defeFrom Middle English bischilden, from Old English besċyldian, besċieldian (“to shield, defend”); equivalent to be- + shield.
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Forms
beshields, beshielding, beshielded, beshielded| Base form | beshield · to beshield |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | beshields |
| Present participle | beshielding |
| Past simple | beshielded |
| Past participle | beshielded |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle