noun
- A shelter or refuge, especially a temporary one from wind or weather.
Usage: Scottish and Northern English dialect
verb
- To shelter or protect from wind, weather, or harm.
Usage: Scottish and Northern English dialect
Examples
- The old stone wall provided a bield from the harsh winter wind.
- The shepherd found a bield behind the rocks during the storm.
- The cottage bields the garden from the coastal gales.
- We huddled in the bield of the barn to escape the rain.
- The trees bield the house from the worst of the weather.
- Hikers often seek out a natural bield when caught in bad conditions.