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Chield vs Hield - What's the difference?

chield | hield |

As nouns the difference between chield and hield

is that chield is a man; a fellow, chap while hield is an inclination; a cant.

As a verb hield is

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

chield

English

Alternative forms

*chiel, childe

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Scotland) A man; a fellow, chap.
  • *1932 , (Lewis Grassic Gibbon), Sunset Song'', Polygon 2006 (''A Scots Quair ), p. 196:
  • *:Kinraddie fair seethed with the news next day, all about the attack on the Mill and how Rob had chased the childes that came up against him […].
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    hield

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) * (l), (l), (l), (l), (l) (obsolete)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) heelden, helden, from (etyl) hieldan, . See also (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To bend; incline; tilt (as a water-vessel or ship); heel.
  • To pour out; pour.
  • To throw; cast; put.
  • To bow; bend; incline; tilt or cant over.
  • To decline; sink; go down.
  • To yield; give way; surrender.
    • Related terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) held, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An inclination; a cant.
  • An incline; slope.
  • A decline; decrease; wane.
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