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Bield vs Beild - What's the difference?

bield | beild |

As nouns the difference between bield and beild

is that bield is boldness, courage; confidence; a feeling of security, assurance while beild is a place of shelter; protection; refuge.

As a verb bield

is (transitive|obsolete|or|dialectal) to make bold, give courage or confidence to.

bield

English

Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) (m), .

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Boldness, courage; confidence; a feeling of security, assurance.
  • Resource, help, relief; a means of help or relief; support; sustenance.
  • Shelter, refuge or protection.
  • *1600 , (Edward Fairfax), The (Jerusalem Delivered) of (w), Book XVI, xlix:
  • *:This breast, this bosom soft, shall be thy bield / 'Gainst storms of arrows, darts, and weapons thrown.
  • A place of shelter, a refuge.
    • Derived terms
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    Related terms
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    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) (m), .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (transitive, obsolete, or, dialectal) To make bold, give courage or confidence to.
  • (transitive, obsolete, or, dialectal) To defend, protect or shelter.
    • Synonyms
    *

    beild

    English

    Alternative forms

    * beeld * bield

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A place of shelter; protection; refuge.
  • *1600 , (Edward Fairfax), The (Jerusalem Delivered) of (w), Book II, lxxxiv:
  • *:This is our beild , the blust'ring winds to shun.
  • *(Robert Burns) (1759-1796)
  • *:The random beild o' clod or stane.
    • (Webster 1913)