געוואַלד

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Yiddish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

געוואַלד (gevaldf, plural געוואַלדן (gevaldn)

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

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