From Middle English belde, beeld, beld, from Old English byldo, bieldo, from Proto-Germanic *balþį̄ ("boldness"), from *balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ("to inflate, swell"). Cognate with Old High German baldī ("boldness, courage") (Middle High German belde), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹. More at bold.
From Middle English beelden, belden, from Old English byldan, bieldan, from Proto-Germanic *balþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-. Cognate with Old Saxon beldjan ("to encourage"), Old High German baldēn ("to make bold") (Middle High German belden), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽.
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