weald
weald definition
weald (wēld)
noun
- a wooded area; forest
- wild open country
Etymology: readoption of OE (WS) weald (ME weeld), forest, wold, wilderness < PGmc *walthu: see vole
weald Idioms
The Weald
region in SE England, south of London, between the North & South Downs: formerly heavily forested
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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