valda
Old Norse
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to wield (e.g. a sword)
- to rule over
- to cause, be the cause of
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *waldaną (rule, reign).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*waldaną
Gloss
rule, reign
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- walten German
- *waldʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- forvolde Norwegian Bokmål
- volde Norwegian Bokmål
- *waldaną Proto-Germanic
- vålla Swedish
- wealdan Old English
- wieldan Old English
- walden Middle English
- welden Middle English
- volde Danish
- einvalda Icelandic
- valda Icelandic
- waltan Old High German
- 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- waldan Old Dutch
- waldan Old Saxon
- valda Old Swedish