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Old English · verb

bieldan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈbi͜yl.dɑn/
[ˈbi͜yɫ.dɑn]
Syllables
ˈbi͜yl · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
cheerbieldencourage

Meaning

  1. to make bold, encourage, cheer

Conjugation

Conjugation of bieldan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bieldebielde
2nd singular bieldestbielstbieltstbieldest
3rd singular bieldeþbieltbielde
Plural bieldaþbieldon
Subjunctive
Singular bieldebielde
Plural bieldenbielden
Non-finite forms of bieldan
Form
Infinitive bieldan
Inflected infinitive bieldenne
Imperative singular bield
Imperative plural bieldaþ
Present participle bieldende
Past participle bieldedġebielded

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *balþijan, from Proto-Germanic *balþijaną (“to make bold”), from *balþaz (“bold”).

Descendants

bield

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