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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Beild, Beld, v. Also: beilde. P.t. and p.p. beildit, -yt, -ed, beldit; beild, belt. [ME. belde, rare var. of bilde(n, bylden, southern bulden, OE. byldan (rare). For the unusual development of the vowel cf. keild, keill ‘kill’ and werde ‘weird’. The late appearance of the word suggests adoption from Eng. (in place of Big v.), as in the later form Build, and some of the early instances might be taken as Belde v.] tr. and intr. To build.(a) c1475 Wall. viii. 1015.
A ryoll sted … With turrettis fayr, and garrettis off gret prid, Beildyt about a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 97.
Ane mansioun, Beildit [Thynne bylded] full gay 1493 Acta Aud. 171/2.
To beild & mak vp the said Dam agane 1513 Doug. i. vii. 11.
Ane part haistis to beild the wallys wight Ib. iii. v. 105.
He … Troiane wallis heir has beild vp thus 1531 Bell. Boece I. 13.
Settand thair ingine to beilde munitiounis and townis for defence 1549 Treas. Acc. IX. 319.
Ane cumpanye [of Englishmen] … intending to beild sum fort inward Louthiane c1552 Lynd. Mon. 1770.
Thay wer constranit … Frome thyne depart, and beild no more a1578 Pitsc. I. 303 marg.
How he gart beild the castell of Dumbar 1583 Chapel Royal p. lxxxvii.
In cais the westqwarter of the foirsaid palays wer beildit and bigit as is foirsaid 1626 Garden Worthies 172.
Thy high beilded braine(b) c1515 Asl. MS. I. 317/17.
In thai dayis Ascanius beldit Albany 1513 Doug. i. viii. 52.
To beld ane new cyte Ib. ii. iii. 11.
This huge hors … Of sa gret statur beldit vp on hie Ib. ix. iii. 165.
The wight wallys of Troy … Belt by the hand of Neptunus