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s | hield |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb hield is

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

As a noun hield is

an inclination; a cant.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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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