Definition of "hield"

hield¹

verb
third-person singular simple present hields, present participle hielding, simple past and past participle hielded
1. (transitive) To bend; incline; tilt (as a water-vessel or ship); heel.
2. (transitive) To pour out; pour.
3. (transitive) To throw; cast; put.
4. (intransitive) To bow; bend; incline; tilt or cant over.
5. (intransitive) To decline; sink; go down.
6. (intransitive) To yield; give way; surrender.

hield²

noun
plural hields
1. An inclination; a cant.
2. (UK dialectal) An incline; slope.
3. A decline; decrease; wane.