English Explanatory Dictionary

wald

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To govern; inherit.
noun
  1. Power; strength.
  2. Command; control; possession.
noun
  1. Forest; woods.

Pronunciation

/wɔːld/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wald.wav

Word forms

wald walds walding walded wauld

Etymology

From Northern Middle English walde, from Old English wealdan (“to rule, control, determine, direct, command, govern, possess, wield, exercise, cause, bring about”), from Proto-West Germanic *waldan, from Proto-Germanic *waldaną (“to reign”), from Proto-Indo-European *waldʰ- (“to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess”). Cognates Cognate with German walten (“to prevail, reign, dominate”), Danish volde (“to cause”), Icelandic valda (“to cause”), Lithuanian valda (“land property”), Lithuanian valdyti (“to rule”).

Related words

wield weald wold firth grove holt hurst shaw thicket tree wood woods
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