bolde

Danish

Noun

bolde c

  1. indefinite plural of bold

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English bald, beald.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔːld/
  • (Northern ME, Early ME) IPA(key): /baːld/

Adjective

bolde

  1. bold
    • 14th Century, Chaucer, General Prologue
      Boold was hir face, and fair, and reed of hewe.
      Bold was her face, and fair, and red of hue.

Descendants

  • English: bold, bawd
  • Scots: bald, bauld, baul, bawl, beld

References

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpoːlːte/

Verb

bōlde

  1. inflection of boaldit:
    1. first-person dual present indicative
    2. third-person plural past indicative

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbolde/, [ˈboɫde]

Noun

bolde

  1. dative singular of bold

Saterland Frisian

Adverb

bolde

  1. soon
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