noun
sign, shield
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Means 'sign' (notice, traffic sign) or 'shield' (protective or heraldic). Noun gender: das Schild; plural Schilder. Declension: genitive singular des Schildes, plural genitive der Schilder, dative plural den Schildern. Plural is regular (Schilder). No auxiliary; it's a noun. Used for road signs and shields.
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Das Schild zeigt den Weg zur Bibliothek.
The sign shows the way to the library.
Er hält ein altes Schild aus Metall.
He is holding an old metal shield.
Die Passanten bemerkten die Gefahr, weil an dem alten Schild die Schrift kaum lesbar gewesen war, und sie forderten, dass ein neues Schild angebracht würde.
The passersby noticed the danger because the writing on the old sign had been barely legible, and they demanded that a new sign be put up.
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picture a street sign or a medieval shield
sounds like English 'shield' (close meaning)
das — think of 'das Schild' like das Bild (neuter image)
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Schild can refer to a sign (Straßenschild) or a physical shield. Plural: Schilder.