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Bold — (b[=o]ld), a. [OE. bald, bold, AS. bald, beald; akin to Icel. ballr, OHG. bald, MHG. balt, D. boud, Goth. bal[thorn]ei boldness, It. baldo. In Ger. there remains only bald, adv. soon. Cf. {Bawd}, n.] 1. Forward to meet danger; venturesome;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bhel- — I. bhel 1 To shine, flash, burn; shining white and various bright colors. Derivatives include blue, bleach, blind, blond, blanket, black, flagrant, and flame. I. Suffixed full grade form … Universalium
bold — boldly, adv. boldness, n. /bohld/, adj., bolder, boldest. 1. not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring: a bold hero. 2. not hesitating to break the rules of propriety; forward; impudent:… … Universalium
bald — Adv std. (9. Jh., baldlihho und beldi 8. Jh.), mhd. balde, ahd. baldo Stammwort. Adjektiv Adverb zu g. * balþa kühn , auch in gt. balþ , anord. ballr, ae. beald, as. bald, ahd. bald. Der Bedeutungsübergang geht über kühn, eifrig zu schnell und… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
bold — (adj.) O.E. beald (W.Saxon), bald (Anglian) bold, brave, confident, strong, from P.Gmc. *balthaz (Cf. O.H.G. bald bold, swift, in names such as Archibald, Leopold, Theobald; Goth. balþei boldness; O.N. ballr frightful, dangerous ), perhaps from… … Etymology dictionary
bold — [[t]boʊld[/t]] adj. er, est 1) not hesitating or fearful in the face of danger; courageous 2) scorning or ignoring the rules of propriety; forward; impudent 3) requiring courage and daring: bold deeds[/ex] 4) beyond the usual limits of… … From formal English to slang
bhel-3, bhlē- — bhel 3, bhlē English meaning: to grow, spread, swell Deutsche Übersetzung: “aufblasen, aufschwellen, sprudeln, strotzen” Material: O.Ind. bhüṇ ḍ a n. “pot, pan, vessel” (*bhüln da?); after Thieme (ZDMG. 92, 47 f.) here Av.… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
