Old English Dictionary Entry

BEALD

Part of speech: bald;

Definitions

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1 BEALD

adj. BOLD, brave, confident, of good courage; validus, strenuus, fortis, constans, audax, fidens, bono animo, liber :-- He beald in gebéde bídsteal gifeþ he confident in prayer maketh a stand, Exon. 71 a; Th. 265, 28 ; Jul. 388. Beald reordade, eádig on elne brave he spake, happy in courage, Exon. 47 b; Th. 163, 24; Gú. 998. He healdeþ Meotudes ǽ beald in breóstum bold in his breast he holds the law of the Creator, Exon. 62 b ; Th. 229, 20; Ph. 458. Hí beóþ bealde, ða ðe beorhtne wlite Meotude bringaþ they will be of good courage, who bring a bright aspect to the Creator, Exon. 23 b ; Th. 66, 25 ; Cri. 1077. [Goth. balþs : O. Sax. bald : O. Frs. balde, adv, quickly : O. H. Ger. bald : O. Nrs. ballr.] DER. cyning-beald, cyre-, un-. beald

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Ger.: German
O. Frs.: Old Frisian
O. H. Ger.: Old High German
O. Nrs.: Old Norse
O. Sax.: Old Saxon

Works & Authors

Cri.: Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Gú.: Guthlac (OE poem)
Jul.: Juliana (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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