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baudet (1136-37)
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The form baldet is a cross reference to the following entry:

baudet (1136-37)

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baldé,  balded,  baldet  
  FEW:  *bald *15/i,30a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: baudet 1,886 DEAF:  baut (baudet)  DMF:  bauté  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

boldness, confidence: 
( 1136-37; MS: s.xiv1 )  mult poi dura [le] son baudét, il fu chascé de son regné  GAIMAR2 2125
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  muntez fud en baldet e en ferté  Liv Reis1 139
mener baudet
to be emboldened, heartened: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Maint gentil hom perdit la vie. [...] E li Daneis meinent balded  GAIMAR1 4236
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