belden

See also: Belden

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

belden

1. inflection of bellen:
   1. plural past indicative
   2. (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 Midlands)

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)

1. To promote, motivate, or foster.
2. To thrive or prosper; to grow up.
3. To safeguard; to shield or guard.
4. To discover or utilise accommodation or shelter.
5. (rare) To teach, to educate; to pass on teaching.

Conjugation

Conjugation of belden (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) belden, belde
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	belde	belded
2nd-person singular	beldest	beldedest
3rd-person singular	beldeth	belded
subjunctive singular	belde
imperative singular		—
plural1	belden, belde	beldeden, beldede
imperative plural	beldeth, belde	—
participles	beldynge, beldende	belded, ybelded

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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 2018-06-19.

Turkish

Noun

belden

1. ablative singular of bel