bield
Americannoun
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of bield
1400–50; late Middle English ( Scots ) beld ( e ), beild, apparently to be identified with Middle English beild courage, power, aid, Old English bieldo boldness; akin to Gothic balthei confidence. See bold
Example Sentences
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O, where to find a bield—O sirs, where to find a bield from the wind of the Lord’s anger?
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI by Stevenson, Robert Louis
"Better a wee bush," he would say, "than na bield".
From The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance by Caine, Hall, Sir
Sae speaking, he sped rath frae the bield, and was sune lost i' the glunch shadows o' the mirk night.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 289, December 22, 1827 by Various
I noted well the signs of their great eild, Their shrunken limbs, their locks of snowy hair, The wobbling walk, the bowing, bending bield, The wrinkled cheeks, and looks of dule and care.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Leighton, Alexander
By some dikeside they'll find a bield, Some couthy neuk by muir or field They're sure to hit, Where, frae the blatherin' wind concealed, They'll rest a bit.
From New Poems by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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