"belden" meaning in Middle English

See belden in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈbeːldən/, /ˈbɛːldən/, /ˈbiːldən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English bieldan, from Proto-West Germanic *balþijan, from Proto-Germanic *balþijaną. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|bieldan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English bieldan, {{inh+|enm|ang|bieldan}} Inherited from Old English bieldan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*balþijan}} Proto-West Germanic *balþijan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*balþijaną}} Proto-Germanic *balþijaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} belden, {{enm-verb|stem=beld}} belden (third-person singular simple present beldeth, present participle beldende, beldynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle belded) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|beld}} Forms: beldeth [present, singular, third-person], beldende [participle, present], beldynge [participle, present], belded [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], belden [infinitive], to belden [infinitive], belde [infinitive], belde [first-person, present, singular], belded [first-person, past, singular], beldest [present, second-person, singular], beldedest [past, second-person, singular], beldeth [present, singular, third-person], belded [past, singular, third-person], belde [present, singular, subjunctive], belded [past, singular, subjunctive], belde [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], belden [plural, present], belde [plural, present], beldeden [past, plural], beldede [past, plural], beldeth [imperative, plural, present], belde [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], beldynge [participle, present], beldende [participle, present], belded [participle, past], ybelded [participle, past], beelde [alternative], beelden [alternative], belde [alternative], bilden [alternative], beld [alternative, Northern], beilde [alternative, Northern], byld [alternative, Northern], beldenn [alternative, Ormulum], beoldenn [alternative, Ormulum], bealden [alternative]
  1. To promote, motivate, or foster.
    Sense id: en-belden-enm-verb-3bhGz~eF Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 14 14 14 16 15 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 18 23 22 17
  2. To thrive or prosper; to grow up.
    Sense id: en-belden-enm-verb-GfQ6k~gp Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 14 14 14 16 15 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 18 23 22 17
  3. To safeguard; to shield or guard.
    Sense id: en-belden-enm-verb-sb2O27it Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 14 14 14 16 15 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 18 23 22 17
  4. To discover or utilise accommodation or shelter.
    Sense id: en-belden-enm-verb-UDYyP6n8 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 14 14 14 16 15 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 18 23 22 17
  5. (rare) To teach, to educate; to pass on teaching. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-belden-enm-verb-MMcSLC36 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Education Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 14 14 14 16 15 14 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 18 23 22 17 Disambiguation of Education: 0 0 0 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: belde
Categories (other): Travel Disambiguation of Travel: 0 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to belden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "belde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "belde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "belded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beldest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beldedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beldeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "belded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "belde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "belded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "belde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "belden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "belde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beldeden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beldede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beldeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "belde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beldynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beldende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "belded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ybelded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beelde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beelden",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "belde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bilden",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beld",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beilde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byld",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beldenn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ormulum"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beoldenn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ormulum"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bealden",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "belden",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "beld"
      },
      "expansion": "belden (third-person singular simple present beldeth, present participle beldende, beldynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle belded)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "beld"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "belde"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To promote, motivate, or foster."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "promote",
          "promote"
        ],
        [
          "motivate",
          "motivate"
        ],
        [
          "foster",
          "foster"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To thrive or prosper; to grow up."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thrive",
          "thrive"
        ],
        [
          "prosper",
          "prosper"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To safeguard; to shield or guard."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "safeguard",
          "safeguard"
        ],
        [
          "shield",
          "shield"
        ],
        [
          "guard",
          "guard"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To discover or utilise accommodation or shelter."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To teach, to educate; to pass on teaching."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "teach",
          "teach"
        ],
        [
          "educate",
          "educate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To teach, to educate; to pass on teaching."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbeːldən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛːldən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbiːldən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "belden"
}

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