See also: Weald

English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Middle English weeld, wæld, (also wold, wald > English wold), from Old English weald, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz. Compare German Wald, Dutch woud. See also wold, ultimately of the same origin. Largely displaced by forest.

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Noun [ edit ]

weald (plural wealds)

( archaic ) A wood or forest ( archaic ) An open country 1859, Alfred Tennyson, Guinevere Fled all night long by glimmering waste and weald, / And heard the spirits of the waste and weald / Moan as she fled.

Usage notes [ edit ]

In modern usage, the term is seldom used, but is retained in place names, for example The Weald, Wealdstone, Harrow Weald.

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Old English [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ]

wald

ƿeald wynn spelling

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

From Proto-Germanic *walþuz, whence also Old High German wald (German Wald) and Old Norse vǫllr (Faroese vøllur, Norwegian voll, Icelandic völlur). See also the related Anglian-derived term wald.

Noun [ edit ]

weald m

Declension [ edit ]

A u-stem dative singular form, wealda, is also attested.

Declension of weald (strong a-stem) Case Singular Plural nominative weald wealdas accusative weald wealdas genitive wealdes wealda dative wealde wealdum

Descendants [ edit ]

Middle English: wald wæld wold wolde wald walde weld welde English: wold weald wald weld Scots: wald



Etymology 2 [ edit ]

From Proto-Germanic *waldą, whence also Old High German walt, Old Norse vald (Danish vold).

Noun [ edit ]

weald n