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

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

Declension

Declension of wæl (strong a-stem)

Case	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”)
wælhrēow (“cruel”)
wælsċeaft (“weapon-shaft”)
wælstōw (“battlefield”)

Descendants

Middle English: wal

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