wealh

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *walhaz, from a Celtic name also represented by Latin Volcae. See also Welsh, of related origin. In sense “slave”, compare semantic formation of Slav, meaning the ethnic group, but sense extended to slave due to enslavement of the group.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wæɑ̯lh/, [wæɑ̯ɫx]

Noun

wealh m (nominative plural wēalas)

  1. foreigner
  2. specifically a Celt or a Welshman
  3. slave, serf

Declension
Declension of wealh (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wealh wēalas
accusative wealh wēalas
genitive wēales wēala
dative wēale wēalum

Derived terms
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