wald

Meaning

Verb

To govern; inherit.

Noun

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

Noun

Forest; woods.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wɔːld/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: walden

Inherited from Old English: wealdan

Cognate with German: walten

Cognate with Danish: -

Cognate with Icelandic: valda

Cognate with Lithuanian: valda

Cognate with Lithuanian: valdyti

Inherited from Middle English: wald

Inherited from Old English: weald

Cognate with German: Gewalt

Cognate with Swedish: våld

Inherited from 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”).