bield
English
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) Boldness, courage; confidence; a feeling of security, assurance.
- (obsolete) Resource, help, relief; a means of help or relief; support; sustenance.
- (obsolete) Shelter, refuge or protection.
- A place of shelter, a refuge.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English belde inherited from Old English byldo inherited from Proto-Germanic *balþį̄ (boldness) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bhel- (swell, inflate, blow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bhel-
Gloss
swell, inflate, blow
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process