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Old English · adjective

weald

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/wæ͜ɑld/
[wæ͜ɑɫd]
Syllables
wæ͜ɑld (1 syllable)
Modern English
powerfulwaldwealdreigningrulingforestpowerwold

weald1 · adjective

Senses

  1. powerful, mighty

  2. reigning, ruling, having authority

Declension

Strong declension of weald
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative wealdwealdweald
Accusative wealdnewealdeweald
Genitive wealdeswealdrewealdes
Dative wealdumwealdrewealdum
Instrumental wealdewealdrewealde
Plural
Nominative wealdewealdawealdeweald
Accusative wealdewealdawealdeweald
Genitive wealdrawealdrawealdra
Dative wealdumwealdumwealdum
Instrumental wealdumwealdumwealdum
Weak declension of weald
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative wealdawealdewealde
Accusative wealdanwealdanwealde
Genitive wealdanwealdanwealdan
Dative wealdanwealdanwealdan
Instrumental wealdanwealdanwealdan
Plural
Nominative wealdanwealdanwealdan
Accusative wealdanwealdanwealdan
Genitive wealdrawealdenawealdrawealdenawealdrawealdena
Dative wealdumwealdumwealdum
Instrumental wealdumwealdumwealdum

weald2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. power

  2. authority

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of weald
Singular
Nominative weald
Accusative weald
Genitive wealdes
Dative wealde

weald3 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. forest

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of weald
SingularPlural
Nominative wealdwealdas
Accusative wealdwealdas
Genitive wealdeswealda
Dative wealdewealdum

All forms (11)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wald, from Proto-Germanic *waldaz.

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

From Proto-West Germanic *walþu. Cognates See 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.

Descendants

wald, weald, wold

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