/nawr"dn shohld', -sheuhld/ ; Sw. /noohrdd"deuhn shueld'/ , n.
1. Baron Nils Adolf Erik /nils ah"dawlf ay"rddik/ , 1832-1901, Swedish arctic explorer, geographer, and geologist; born in Finland.
2. his nephew Nils Otto Gustaf /nils awt"too goos"tahv/ , 1869-1928, Swedish arctic and antarctic explorer.