buildEd

Builded is a verb form historically used as the past tense and past participle of to build. In modern standard English, the past tense and past participle are built, so builded is considered archaic, dialectal, or nonstandard outside quoted historical texts or certain regional varieties.

Origin and history: The verb build descends from Old English, and in Early Modern English some writers used builded as a regular past tense. By the 18th century, built had become the dominant form in standard usage. Today, builded survives mainly in religious or archaic registers and in some regional dialects, where it may be found for stylistic or historical effect.

Usage notes: For most contemporary writing, use built for both the past tense and the past participle. If you encounter builded, it is typically in quotations from older sources, in biblical or archaic style, or in a regional dialect. In standard modern English, this form is considered nonstandard and should not be used unless you are deliberately reproducing an older or dialectal voice.

Examples: Modern standard: They built a new bridge. The bridge was built. Archaic or dialectal usage: They builded a new bridge, as found in some older texts or regional speech. When citing historical sources, preserve the original form or explain its status as archaic. See also built, build.