"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: 100 0 0 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 45 25 30
  2. the slain Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-wæl-ang-noun-R1bs8KuA
  3. (rare) a slain person, corpse Tags: neuter, rare
    Sense id: en-wæl-ang-noun-LOUxY2tK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: on wæl feallan (english: to fall in battle), wælblēat (english: deadly), wælhrēow (english: cruel), wælsċeaft (english: weapon-shaft), wælstōw (english: battlefield)

Inflected forms

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      "_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": "cruel",
      "word": "wælhrēow"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "weapon-shaft",
      "word": "wælsċeaft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "battlefield",
      "word": "wælstōw"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wal",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "valr"
      },
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    }
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wæles",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wala",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wæle",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "walum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "45 25 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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        }
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          "slaughter",
          "slaughter"
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          "carnage"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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        "the slain"
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          "slain"
        ]
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        "neuter"
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    },
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        ]
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      ],
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        "neuter",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/wæl/"
    }
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}
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    "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",
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      "english": "to fall in battle",
      "word": "on wæl feallan"
    },
    {
      "english": "deadly",
      "word": "wælblēat"
    },
    {
      "english": "cruel",
      "word": "wælhrēow"
    },
    {
      "english": "weapon-shaft",
      "word": "wælsċeaft"
    },
    {
      "english": "battlefield",
      "word": "wælstōw"
    }
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    }
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      },
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    }
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      ]
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wæle",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/wæl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wæl"
}

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