wald
Pronunciations
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/wɔːld/
Verb
To govern; inherit.
Usage- UK usage
- Transitive or intransitive
- dialectal
Noun
Power; strength.
Usage- UK usage
- Countable
- dialectal
- Uncountable
Command; control; possession.
Usage- UK usage
- Countable
- dialectal
- Uncountable
Noun
Forest; woods.
- Examples
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… we still recognize the ancient traditions of the Goths, concerning the wald-elven,…
the romantic pass of the "wald path," along which runs a spur of an old Roman road
More examples (1)
MARDEN and STAPLEHURST—All this part of the line, through the Weald of Kent, i.e., the wald or forest, which still prevails here.
Word forms
waldswaldingwaldedwaldedwauldwalds