bield
Boldness, courage; confidence; a feeling of security, assuranceBoldness, courage; confidence; a feeling of security, assurance.
Meaning
4 senses(obsolete, uncountable, usually)Boldness, courage; confidence; a feeling of security, assurance.
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)Resource, help, relief; a means of help or relief; support; sustenance.
(Northern England, archaic, uncountable, usually)Shelter, refuge or protection.
(Northern England, archaic, uncountable, usually)A place of shelter, a refuge.
Origin
From Middle English belde, beeld, beld, from Old English bieldu (“courage, boldness”), froFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: bieldsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable