ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Wald

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /wɔːld/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Wald is a verb meaning (UK dialectal, ambitransitive) To govern; inherit.

Meaning

(UK dialectal, ambitransitive) To govern; inherit.

More Meanings

  1. (UK dialectal) Power; strength.
  2. (UK dialectal) Command; control; possession.
  3. Forest; woods.

Example Sentences

the romantic pass of the "wald path," along which runs a spur of an old Roman road
… we still recognize the ancient traditions of the Goths, concerning the wald-elven,…
MARDEN and STAPLEHURST—All this part of the line, through the Weald of Kent, i.e., the wald or forest, which still prevails here.

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Related dictionary entries include born, ould, father, forest, weld, rede.

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