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bield.

Boldness, courage; confidence; a feeling of security, assurance.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Boldness, courage; confidence; a feeling of security, assurance.

    obsolete · uncountable · usually
  2. Resource, help, relief; a means of help or relief; support; sustenance.

    obsolete · uncountable · usually
  3. Shelter, refuge or protection.

    Northern-England · archaic · uncountable · usually
  4. A place of shelter, a refuge.

    Northern-England · archaic · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From Middle English belde, beeld, beld, from Old English bieldu (“courage, boldness”), from Proto-Germanic *balþį̄ (“boldness”), from *balþaz (“bold”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to inflate, swell”). Cognate with Old High German baldī (“boldness, courage”) (Middle High German belde), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 (balþei, “boldness, courage”). More at bold.

verb
  1. To make bold, give courage or confidence to.

    dialectal · obsolete · transitive
  2. To defend, protect or shelter.

    dialectal · obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English beelden, belden, from Old English byldan, bieldan (“to encourage, embolden”), from Proto-Germanic *balþijaną (“to make bold”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to inflate, swell”). Cognate with Old Saxon beldjan (“to encourage”), Old High German baldēn (“to make bold”) (Middle High German belden), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (balþjan, “to make bold”).

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