# beshield

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To shield around or about; protect; defend.
2. To provide or outfit with a shield.

## Etymology
From Middle English bischilden, from Old English besċyldian, besċieldian (“to shield, defend”); equivalent to be- + shield.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/beshield