bield

bield · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*bʰel-“to inflate, swell”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*balþį̄“boldness”
3. Old English · inherited frombieldu“courage, boldness”
4. Middle English · inherited frombelde
5. English todaybield

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.

bield · verb²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*bʰel-“to inflate, swell”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*balþijaną“to make bold”
3. Old English · inherited frombyldan
4. Middle English · inherited frombeelden
5. English todaybield

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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