See Also: bield(1)(dictionary)
bield(2)(dictionary)

bield(1) (iou)



bield noun. [bi:ld] obsolete exc. dial.
[Old English beldu, (West Saxon) bieldu = Old High German baldi, Gothic balTei boldness, from Germanic, formed as BOLD adjective: cf. BIELD verb.]
Boldness. OE-L15.
(A means or provider of) help or succour. ME-E19.
(A place of) refuge or shelter. Scot. & north. LME.
bieldy adjective (Scot.) affording shelter M18.