WALD

Etymology 1

Verb

wald (third-person singular simple present walds, present participle walding, simple past and past participle walded)

(UK dialectal, ambitransitive) To govern; inherit.

Etymology 2

Noun

wald (plural walds)

(UK dialectal) Power; strength.

(UK dialectal) Command; control; possession.

Etymology 3

Noun

wald (plural walds)

Forest; woods.

Anagrams

• Lawd, W.D. La., awdl

Source: Wiktionary


Wald, n. Etym: [AS. weald. See Wold.]

Definition: A forest; -- used as a termination of names. See Weald.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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