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bylden

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Middle English

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old English bytlan, from Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan, from Proto-Germanic *buþlijaną, from Proto-Germanic *buþlą, *bōþlą (house, dwelling, farm).

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    bylden (third-person singular simple present byldeth, present participle byldynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative bylte, past participle bylt)

    1. To lodge: to stay or reside.
    2. To make, start, or begin:
      1. To erect, build, or create (a structure or building)
        • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎[1], published c. 1410, Joon 2:20, page 45r, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
          þerfoꝛ the iewis ſeiden to hym / in fourti ⁊ ſixe ȝeer þis temple was bildid .· ⁊ ſchalt þou in þꝛe daies reiſe it .·?
          Then the Jews said to him: "This temple was built in forty-six years, and you want to rebuild it in three days?"
      2. To establish, begin, create (an organisation)
    3. To edify; to improve or promote welfare and religion.
    4. To furnish; to supply quarters with necessities.

    Usage notes

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    • bylden is rarely found outside Southwestern Middle English before well into the 14th century.

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    • English: build

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    West Frisian

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    Noun

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    bylden

    1. plural of byld