The act of protecting or covering with a shield; currently providing protection or defense.
Present participle of 'enshield,' formed by adding '-ing' to the verb stem. This gerund form can function as a noun describing the action or as an adjective describing something in the process of being shielded.
Using '-ing' forms like 'enshielding' in poetry creates a sense of ongoing, continuous protection—it's the difference between a single protective act and the state of being continuously guarded, which medieval writers exploited for emotional effect.
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