From Old Danish skiold, from Old Norse skjǫldr, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), cognate with Norwegian skjold, Swedish sköld, English shield, Dutch schild, German Schild. Doublet of skilt (“sign”).

• IPA^(key): /skjɔlˀ/, [ˈsɡ̊jʌlˀ]

skjold n (singular definite skjoldet, plural indefinite skjolde)

1. shield, buckler (defence weapon)
2. (zoology) shield, shell, carapace (hard protective cover on the back of an animal)

skjold c (singular definite skjolden, plural indefinite skjolder)

1. blotch, discoloration

• “skjold” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Danish skjold, from Old Danish skiold, from Old Norse skjǫldr m, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keit-, *(s)keid-, *kheit- (“shield, cover”). Compare with Danish skjold, Swedish sköld, Icelandic skjöldur.

• IPA^(key): [ʃɔlː]

skjold n (definite singular skjoldet, indefinite plural skjold, definite plural skjolda or skjoldene)

1. a shield (used as protection in battle)

• våpenskjold

• “skjold” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• skjøld (dialectal)

From Old Norse skjǫldr m, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keit-, *(s)keid-, *kheit- (“shield, cover”). Cognate with Faroese skjøldur, Icelandic skjöldur, Swedish sköld, Danish skjold (> Norwegian Bokmål skjold) and English shield.

• IPA^(key): /ʃol(d)/, /sçol(d)/

skjold n (definite singular skjoldet, indefinite plural skjold, definite plural skjolda)

1. a shield (used as protection in battle)

• våpenskjold

• “skjold” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “skjold” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring