vald

Icelandic

/valt/

noun
Definitions
  • (also) power, authority
  • authority, power
  • force, violence
  • (in the plural) a cause

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse vald inherited from Proto-Germanic *waldą (power, might, authority, ruler, main).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*waldą

Gloss

power, might, authority, ruler, main

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

力

Emoji
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