belden

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Verb === belden inflection of bellen: plural past indicative (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive == Middle English == === Alternative forms === beelde, beelden, belde, bilden beld, beilde, byld (Northern) beldenn, beoldenn (Ormulum) bealden (Early Middle English, West Midland) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English bieldan, from Proto-West Germanic *balþijan, from Proto-Germanic *balþijaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbeːldən/, /ˈbɛːldən/, /ˈbiːldən/ === Verb === belden (third-person singular simple present beldeth, present participle beldende, beldynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle belded) To promote, motivate, or foster. To thrive or prosper; to grow up. To safeguard; to shield or guard. To discover or utilise accommodation or shelter. (rare) To teach, to educate; to pass on teaching. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== belde ==== Descendants ==== English: bield Middle Scots: belde, beild, bield Scots: bield, beild ==== References ==== “bẹ̄lden, bēlden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 19 June 2018. == Turkish == === Noun === belden ablative singular of bel