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Webster 1828 Edition

Bild

BILD

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Verb.
T.
pret. bilded, bilt; pp.id.
To construct; to erect; to set up and finish; as, to bild a house or ship; to bild a wall. [This is the true orthography; the common spelling is incorrect. See Build.]

Definition 2024

Bild

Bild

See also: bild

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • Beld (less common)

Noun

Bild n ‎(plural Bilder or Biller, diminutive Bildche)

  1. (most dialects) image; picture; painting; photo

Usage notes

  • The plural Bilder is predominant in Ripuarian, the plural Biller in Moselle Franconian.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bilde, from Old High German bilidi, biladi, from Proto-Germanic *biliþją or *bilaþją. Further origin uncertain. Cognate with Dutch beeld, Old English biliþe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɪlt/

Noun

Bild n ‎(genitive Bildes or Bilds, plural Bilder, diminutive Bildchen n)

  1. image; picture; painting; photo (optical representation of something)
  2. image (idea or mental concept of something)
  3. (computing) image

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Luxembourgish

Noun

Bild n ‎(plural Biller)

  1. picture, image

Derived terms

bild

bild

See also: Bild

Swedish

Noun

bild c

  1. picture
  2. image
  3. photo

Declension

Inflection of bild 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bild bilden bilder bilderna
Genitive bilds bildens bilders bildernas

Related terms

Etymology

From Old High German bilidi. The vocalism -i- is regular due to the originally open syllable. The variant Beld may be from an early contraction or due to analogy with words with original -ld, such as weld ‎(“wild”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bilt/

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