eldertongue

Old English · noun

bieldu

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong īn-stem
IPA
/ˈbi͜yl.du/
[ˈbi͜yɫ.du]
Syllables
ˈbi͜yl · du (2 syllables)
Modern English
bieldimpudenceboldnessconfidencepresumption

Meaning

  1. boldness, confidence

  2. impudence, presumption

Declension

Declension of bieldu
SingularPlural
Nominative bieldubieldubielde
Accusative bieldubieldebieldubielde
Genitive bieldubieldebielda
Dative bieldubieldebieldum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *balþį̄ (“boldness”), equivalent to beald + -u.

Descendants

bield

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