The act of sheltering, protecting, or providing refuge from harsh weather or danger.
Present participle of 'bield', formed with the suffix -ing to create the action noun, maintaining the Old English root meaning of providing shelter.
Watching the word 'bielding' used in old Scots texts shows how action words were formed long before modern English standardization—each region had its own vivid verbs for surviving harsh landscapes.
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