"bieldan" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈbi͜yl.dɑn/, [ˈbi͜yɫ.dɑn]
Rhymes: -i͜yl.dɑn Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *balþijan, from Proto-Germanic *balþijaną (“to make bold”), from *balþaz (“bold”). Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*bʰel-|id=blow}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*balþijan}} Proto-West Germanic *balþijan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*balþijaną|t=to make bold}} Proto-Germanic *balþijaną (“to make bold”) Head templates: {{ang-verb}} bieldan, {{tlb|ang|West Saxon}} (West Saxon) Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|bieldan<w1>}} Forms: weak [table-tags], bieldan [infinitive], bieldenne [infinitive], bielde [first-person, present, singular], bielde [first-person, past, singular], bieldest [present, second-person, singular], bielst [present, second-person, singular], bieltst [present, second-person, singular], bieldest [past, second-person, singular], bieldeþ [present, singular, third-person], bielt [present, singular, third-person], bielde [past, singular, third-person], bieldaþ [plural, present], bieldon [past, plural], bielde [present, singular], bielde [past, singular], bielden [plural, present], bielden [past, plural], bield [imperative, past, present, singular], bieldaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], bieldende [imperative, present], bielded [imperative, past], ġebielded [imperative, past], byldan [alternative, Late-West-Saxon], bildan [alternative, Late-West-Saxon]
  1. to make bold, encourage, cheer Tags: West-Saxon

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English class 1 weak heavy-stem verbs",
        "Old English class 1 weak verbs",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰel- (blow)",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English verbs",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Old English/i͜yl.dɑn",
        "Rhymes:Old English/i͜yl.dɑn/2 syllables",
        "West Saxon Old English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to make bold, encourage, cheer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bold",
          "bold"
        ],
        [
          "encourage",
          "encourage"
        ],
        [
          "cheer",
          "cheer"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbi͜yl.dɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbi͜yɫ.dɑn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-i͜yl.dɑn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bieldan"
}

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