weld
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English welde, wolde, from Old English *wielde, *weald, from Proto-Germanic *walþijō, *walþō (compare Dutch wouw, Middle Low German walde, wolde, French gaude), from Proto-Germanic *walþuz (“forest”). More at wold.
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NounEdit
weld
- A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.
- The yellow coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.
SynonymsEdit
- (Reseda luteola): dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad
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Etymology 2Edit
Alteration of well (“boil, rise”), probably influenced by the past participle, welled.
VerbEdit
weld (third-person singular simple present welds, present participle welding, simple past and past participle welded)
- (transitive) To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.
- (transitive) To bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately.
- 1847: Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Princess
- Now should men see / Two women faster welded in one love / Than pairs of wedlock.
- 1847: Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Princess
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NounEdit
weld (plural welds)
- The joint made by welding.
- 2001, James E. Duffy, I-Car Professional Automotive Collision Repair (page 173)
- Excessive spot weld time may cause the electrode tips to mushroom, resulting in no focus of current and a weak weld.
- 2001, James E. Duffy, I-Car Professional Automotive Collision Repair (page 173)
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Etymology 3Edit
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VerbEdit
weld (third-person singular simple present welds, present participle welding, simple past and past participle welded)
- (transitive, obsolete) To wield.
- 1485: Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte D'Arthur, p. 168 line 2 (Sommer edition)
- [Arthur says to a wicked giant] "he that alle the world weldeth gyue the ſorte lyf & ſameful dethe" ("He who wields all the world gives thee short life and shameful death")
- 1485: Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte D'Arthur, p. 172 line 2 (Sommer edition)
- [Arthur says to conquering knights] "ye be worthy to welde all your honour and worship"
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Edmund Spenser to this entry?)
- 1485: Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte D'Arthur, p. 168 line 2 (Sommer edition)
ReferencesEdit
- weld in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
AnagramsEdit
Central FranconianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- well (chiefly Moselle Franconian)
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German wilde, from Old High German wildi, from Proto-West Germanic *wilþī, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
weld (masculine welde or welle, feminine weld or well, comparative welder or weller, superlative et weldste)
Usage notesEdit
- The traditional inflected forms are those with -ll- in all dialects. Those with -ld- are now predominant, however, in many dialects under standard German influence.
WelshEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
weld
MutationEdit
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gweld | weld | ngweld | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |