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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Sehild f. Old English 'sea, lake' + Old English hild 'battle'.

England
Latin
1189 Sehild (nom) GASurv p. 166, Seild (nom) ibid. p. 206
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Sehild". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 4. http://dmnes.org/2016/4/name/Sehild.