bield

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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
    — This breast, this bosom soft, shall be thy bield / 'Gainst storms of arrows, darts, and weapons thrown.
  4. A place of shelter, a refuge. Northern-England,archaic,uncountable,usually
动词 v.
  1. To make bold, give courage or confidence to. dialectal,obsolete,transitive
  2. To defend, protect or shelter. dialectal,obsolete,transitive

词形变化

bields plural beeld alternative beild alternative bields present,singular,third-person bielding participle,present bielded participle,past bielded past beeld alternative beild alternative

词汇关系

近义词
encourage
衍生词
bieldy
相关词
bold

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
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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