wæl

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

1. slaughter, carnage
2. the slain
3. (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