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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

BELD, adj.2 Bold. Also compar. belder. An irregular form for Sc. Bauld, q.v.Sc. 1807 Allan Dict. Ancient Lang. of Sc. 30:
Beld, bold.Edb. 1791 J. Learmont Poems 24:
A bardie ablins can affuird A belder counsel than a laird.

[Not given in D.O.S.T. O.E. beald, bold, Mid.Eng. beld(e), 13th and 14th centuries. This compar. belder may have arisen from bauld on the analogy of auld — elder, and then beld may have been a new formation from belder.]

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