wale

Middle English

/waːl/, /ˈwaːl(ə)/, /waːl/

noun
Definitions
  • (rare) An outsider; a guest; one from an unfamiliar land.
  • (rare) A thrall; a hireling.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English wealh (foreigner, slave, Celt) inherited from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (foreigner, Celt, non-Germanic foreigner, later Roman, Roman, stranger, an outlander, outlander, Romance).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*walhaz

Gloss

foreigner, Celt, non-Germanic foreigner, later Roman, Roman, stranger, an outlander, outlander, Romance

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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