beald
Old English
Alternative forms
- bald
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *balþaz. Cognate with Old Saxon bald, Old High German bald, Old Norse ballr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbæɑ̯ld/, [ˈbæɑ̯ɫd]
Adjective
beald
- bold
Declension
Declension of beald — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | beald | beald | beald |
Accusative | bealdne | bealde | beald |
Genitive | bealdes | bealdre | bealdes |
Dative | bealdum | bealdre | bealdum |
Instrumental | bealde | bealdre | bealde |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | bealde | bealda, -e | beald |
Accusative | bealde | bealda, -e | beald |
Genitive | bealdra | bealdra | bealdra |
Dative | bealdum | bealdum | bealdum |
Instrumental | bealdum | bealdum | bealdum |
Declension of beald — Weak
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | bealda | bealde | bealde |
Accusative | bealdan | bealdan | bealde |
Genitive | bealdan | bealdan | bealdan |
Dative | bealdan | bealdan | bealdan |
Instrumental | bealdan | bealdan | bealdan |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | bealdan | bealdan | bealdan |
Accusative | bealdan | bealdan | bealdan |
Genitive | bealdra, bealdena | bealdra, bealdena | bealdra, bealdena |
Dative | bealdum | bealdum | bealdum |
Instrumental | bealdum | bealdum | bealdum |
Derived terms
- bealdlīċe
Descendants
- Middle English: bald, bold
- Scots: bald, bauld, baul, bawl, beld
- English: bold