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bields

bields is the plural of bield.

bields is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bield.

Meaning of bield

Noun

bield (usually uncountable, plural bields)

  1. (obsolete, usually) Boldness, courage; confidence; a feeling of security, assurance.
  2. (obsolete, usually) Resource, help, relief; a means of help or relief; support; sustenance.
  3. (Northern England, archaic, usually, obsolete elsewhere) Shelter, refuge or protection.
    • This breast, this bosom soft, shall be thy bield / 'Gainst storms of arrows, darts, and weapons thrown.1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso, Book XVI, xlix
  4. (Northern England, archaic, usually, obsolete elsewhere) A place of shelter, a refuge.

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Questions about bields

What is bields the plural of?
Bields is the plural of bield.

Words near bields in the dictionary

  1. Bielby
  2. Bielbys
  3. bield
  4. bielded
  5. bielding
  6. bields
  7. Bieldside
  8. bieldy
  9. Bielecki
  10. Bieleckis
  11. Bielefeld

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