# bield

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Boldness, courage; confidence; a feeling of security, assurance.
2. Resource, help, relief; a means of help or relief; support; sustenance.
3. Shelter, refuge or protection.
4. A place of shelter, a refuge.

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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