wæl

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See also: wael and wäl

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *walaz, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to hit, to strike”). Cognate with Old Saxon wal, Old High German wal, and Old Norse valr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wæl/

Noun

wæl n

slaughter, carnage
the slain
(rare) a slain person, corpse

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	wæl	walu
accusative	wæl	walu
genitive	wæles	wala
dative	wæle	walum

Derived terms

on wæl feallan (“to fall in battle”)
wælblēat (“deadly”)
wælċeaseġa (“raven”)
wælhrēow (“cruel”)
wælrēaf (“spoils in war”)
wælsċeaft (“weapon-shaft”)
wælstōw (“battlefield”)

Descendants

Middle English: wal

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