bield

[ beeld ]

noun

, Scot.

1. a shelter; refuge.

bield

/ biːld /

noun

1. a shelter; house

verb

1. to shelter or take shelter

Word History and Origins

Origin of bield¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bield¹

Old English bieldo, byldo boldness (hence: refuge); related to Gothic balthei , Old English beald bold

Example Sentences

Sae speaking, he sped rath frae the bield, and was sune lost i' the glunch shadows o' the mirk night.

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Pinnacle Bield, on the east side of Glaramara, is a rocky part of the mountain and a famous stronghold for foxes.

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Fo'k should bow to the bush they get bield frae, but take care o' lying ower near the laiggens o't.

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Ye lie on your wame a bittie in the bield of this wood, and ye tell me that ye've cuist off these Frasers and Macgregors.

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In another minute he was forth into the storm, pursuing what remained of his long march to Pindar's Bield.

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