געוואַלד

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Yiddish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German gewalt, from Old High German giwalt, from gi- + walt (authority), with similar development to the cognate German Gewalt.

Noun

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געוואַלד (gevaldf, plural געוואַלדן (gevaldn)

  1. authority
  2. force
  3. violence
  4. disaster

Derived terms

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