"wæl" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Old English]

IPA: /wæl/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *walaz, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to hit, to strike”). Cognate with Old Saxon wal, Old High German wal, and Old Norse valr. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*walaz}} Proto-Germanic *walaz, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*welh₃-|t=to hit, to strike}} Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to hit, to strike”), {{cog|osx|wal}} Old Saxon wal, {{cog|goh|wal}} Old High German wal, {{cog|non|valr}} Old Norse valr Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wæl n, {{ang-noun|n}} wæl n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|wæl|wal|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|wæl|walu|wæl|walu|wæles|wala|wæle|walum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], wæl [nominative, singular], walu [nominative, plural], wæl [accusative, singular], walu [accusative, plural], wæles [genitive, singular], wala [genitive, plural], wæle [dative, singular], walum [dative, plural]
  1. slaughter, carnage Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-wæl-ang-noun-J2g7fA6N Disambiguation of Death: 55 0 45 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 41 23 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 28 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 25 29
  2. the slain Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-wæl-ang-noun-R1bs8KuA Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 41 23 36
  3. (rare) a slain person, corpse Tags: neuter, rare Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-wæl-ang-noun-LOUxY2tK Disambiguation of Death: 55 0 45 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 41 23 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: on wæl feallan (english: to fall in battle), wælblēat (english: deadly), wælċeaseġa (english: raven), wælhrēow (english: cruel), wælrēaf (english: spoils in war), wælsċeaft (english: weapon-shaft), wælstōw (english: battlefield)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to fall in battle",
      "word": "on wæl feallan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "deadly",
      "word": "wælblēat"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "raven",
      "word": "wælċeaseġa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "cruel",
      "word": "wælhrēow"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "spoils in war",
      "word": "wælrēaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "weapon-shaft",
      "word": "wælsċeaft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "battlefield",
      "word": "wælstōw"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "wal#Etymology_2_2"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: wal",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: wal"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*walaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *walaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*welh₃-",
        "t": "to hit, to strike"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to hit, to strike”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "wal"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon wal",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "wal"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wal",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "valr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse valr",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *walaz, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to hit, to strike”). Cognate with Old Saxon wal, Old High German wal, and Old Norse valr.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "walu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "walu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wala",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "walum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wæl n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "wæl n",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wæl",
        "2": "wal",
        "short": "1"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wæl",
        "2": "walu",
        "3": "wæl",
        "4": "walu",
        "5": "wæles",
        "6": "wala",
        "7": "wæle",
        "8": "walum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 23 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 28 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 25 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 0 45",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Death",
          "orig": "ang:Death",
          "parents": [
            "Body",
            "Life",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "slaughter, carnage"
      ],
      "id": "en-wæl-ang-noun-J2g7fA6N",
      "links": [
        [
          "slaughter",
          "slaughter"
        ],
        [
          "carnage",
          "carnage"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 23 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the slain"
      ],
      "id": "en-wæl-ang-noun-R1bs8KuA",
      "links": [
        [
          "slain",
          "slain"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 23 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 0 45",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Death",
          "orig": "ang:Death",
          "parents": [
            "Body",
            "Life",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a slain person, corpse"
      ],
      "id": "en-wæl-ang-noun-LOUxY2tK",
      "links": [
        [
          "corpse",
          "corpse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) a slain person, corpse"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wæl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wæl"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English neuter a-stem nouns",
    "Old English neuter nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ang:Death"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to fall in battle",
      "word": "on wæl feallan"
    },
    {
      "english": "deadly",
      "word": "wælblēat"
    },
    {
      "english": "raven",
      "word": "wælċeaseġa"
    },
    {
      "english": "cruel",
      "word": "wælhrēow"
    },
    {
      "english": "spoils in war",
      "word": "wælrēaf"
    },
    {
      "english": "weapon-shaft",
      "word": "wælsċeaft"
    },
    {
      "english": "battlefield",
      "word": "wælstōw"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "wal#Etymology_2_2"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: wal",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: wal"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*walaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *walaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*welh₃-",
        "t": "to hit, to strike"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to hit, to strike”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "wal"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon wal",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "wal"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wal",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "valr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse valr",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *walaz, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to hit, to strike”). Cognate with Old Saxon wal, Old High German wal, and Old Norse valr.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "walu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "walu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wala",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wæle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "walum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wæl n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "wæl n",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "wal",
        "short": "1"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wæl",
        "2": "walu",
        "3": "wæl",
        "4": "walu",
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        "7": "wæle",
        "8": "walum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "slaughter, carnage"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "slaughter",
          "slaughter"
        ],
        [
          "carnage",
          "carnage"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the slain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "slain",
          "slain"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a slain person, corpse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "corpse",
          "corpse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) a slain person, corpse"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wæl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wæl"
}

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