Woold
See also: woold
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested in 1284 as in silva. Derived from Old Dutch wald (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Woold n
- A hamlet in Winterswijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
Derived terms edit
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German Low German edit
Etymology 1 edit
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.
Alternative forms edit
- Wald (in many dialects, including Bremisch, Altmärkisch, Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch)
- Woolt (in many dialects, including Low Prussian)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Woold m (plural Woolden)
- (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) wood, forest
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Woold
- A mighty being, identified by scholars with Woden.
See also edit
References edit
- Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian wald, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Woold m (Woolde)