Yiddish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German gewalt, from Old High German giwalt, from gi- + walt (authority), with similar development to the cognate German Gewalt.

Noun edit

געוואַלד (gevaldf, plural געוואַלדן (gevaldn)

  1. authority
  2. force
  3. violence
  4. disaster

Derived terms edit