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Dutch
Etymology
First attested in 1284 as in silva. Derived from Old Dutch wald (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Woold n
- A hamlet in Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German Low German
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German wôlt, from Old Saxon wald, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz, whence also Old English weald, Old Norse völlr. The A became O through the influence of the velarised L in the same manner as in Dutch woud.
- Wald (in many dialects, including Bremisch, Altmärkisch, Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch)
- Woolt (in many dialects, including Low Prussian)
Pronunciation
Noun
Woold m (plural Woolden)
- (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) wood, forest
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Woold
- A mighty being, identified by scholars with Woden.
See also
References
- Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian wald, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz.
Pronunciation
Noun
Woold m (Woolde)
- forest
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “Woold”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN