wald
wald · walds · walded · walding
To govern; inheritTo govern; inherit.
/wɔːld/
Meaning
1 senses(UK, dialectal)To govern; inherit.
Origin
From Northern Middle English walde, from Old English wealdan (“to rule, control, determineFrom 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”).
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Forms
walds, walding, walded, waldedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle