vold
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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vald, from Proto-Germanic *waldą, cognate with Swedish våld, German Gewalt.
Noun
vold c (singular definite volden, not used in plural form)
Declension
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German wal, from Proto-Germanic *wallaz, *wallą, cognate with English wall, German Wall. An early loan from Latin vallum.
Noun
vold c (singular definite volden, plural indefinite volde)
Declension
Etymology 3
From Old Norse vǫllr, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz (“forest”), cognate with German Wald. Doublet of val.
Noun
vold c (singular definite volden, plural indefinite volde)
- (archaic) field, meadow
- 1837, B.S. Ingemann, Holger Danskes Vugge / https://kalliope.org/da/text/ingemann1837ha2:
- Ved Leire græsse nu Faar på Vold, | Hvor fordum Kæmperne drukke.
- At Lejre, the sheep now graze on the meadow where the warriors used to drink.
- Ved Leire græsse nu Faar på Vold, | Hvor fordum Kæmperne drukke.
- 1837, B.S. Ingemann, Holger Danskes Vugge / https://kalliope.org/da/text/ingemann1837ha2:
Declension
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
vold
- imperative of volde
Further reading
vold on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
vold m (definite singular volden)
Derived terms
See also
- vald (Nynorsk)
Etymology 2
Verb
vold
- imperative of volde
References
- “vold” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- vøld
Noun
vold f (definite singular volda, uncountable)
Etymology 2
From Norwegian Bokmål vold.
Noun
vold m (definite singular volden, uncountable)
Etymology 3
Verb
vold
- (pre-2012) imperative of volda
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