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bield

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Definitions

  1. Shelter, protection, or a place of refuge.

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • This breast, this bosom soft, shall be thy bield / 'Gainst storms of arrows, darts, and weapons thrown.

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