byldere

Middle English

Alternative forms

• beelder, belder, beoldere, bilder, bildre, buildere, bulder, buylder, buyldere

Etymology

From bylden +‎ -er. Compare Old English bylda, bytla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːldər(ə)/
• (SW England) IPA^(key): /ˈbyːldər(ə)/

Noun

byldere (plural bylderes)

1. A builder (construction worker).
2. An architect (designer of houses).
3. (rare) An establisher or innovator.

Descendants

• English: builder
  • → Macedonian: билдер (bilder)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    • Latin script: bilder
    • Cyrillic script: би̏лдер

References

• “bīlder(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-15.