wald

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

To govern; inherit.

Noun

1. (UK, countable, dialectal, uncountable) Power; strength.
2. (UK, countable, dialectal, uncountable) Command; control; possession.

Noun

Forest; woods.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/wɔːld/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: walden

Geërf van Old English: wealdan

Verwante met Duits: walten

Verwante met Deens: -

Verwante met Yslands: valda

Verwante met Litaus: valda

Verwante met Litaus: valdyti

Geërf van Middle English: wald

Geërf van Old English: weald

Verwante met Duits: Gewalt

Verwante met Sweeds: våld

Geërf van Middle English:

In summary

From Northern Middle English walde, from Old English wealdan (“to rule, control, determine, direct, command, govern, possess, wield, exercise, cause, bring about”), from Proto-West Germanic *waldan, from Proto-Germanic *waldaną (“to reign”), from Proto-Indo-European *waldʰ- (“to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess”).
Cognates
Cognate with German walten (“to prevail, reign, dominate”), Danish volde (“to cause”), Icelandic valda (“to cause”), Lithuanian valda (“land property”), Lithuanian valdyti (“to rule”).