weald

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[edit] Etymology

Old English weald

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weald (plural wealds)

  1. A wood or forest; a wooded land or region; also, an open country; often used in place names.

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology 1

Proto-Germanic *walþuz, whence also Old High German wald (German Wald) and Old Norse vǫllr (Faroese vøllur, Norwegian voll, Icelandic völlur).

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weald m.

  1. forest

[edit] Etymology 2

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

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weald n.

  1. power
  2. authority
[edit] Usage notes

Used in the form ġeweald

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