Translation
to shield, to shelter
Word origin
From German schirmen ('to shield'), from Schirm, a screen or umbrella. The same Germanic root travelled into Old French as escarmouche and reached English as skirmish.
- Origin
- German
- Root
- schirmen
- English cognates
- skirmish, scrimmage
Examples
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The tree sheltered us from the rain.
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She shielded her eyes from the strong sun.
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A high wall shelters the house from the wind.
is physical cover: you put something between the thing and the weather, the light or the blow. and are broader and can be abstract, but a wall or a hat . The tool suffix gives o for a screen or a shade, and note the neighbour , to tear, which differs by a single letter and means very nearly the opposite thing.
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