wold

¹

[ wohld ]

noun

1. an elevated tract of open country.
2. Often wolds. an open, hilly district, especially in England, as in Yorkshire or Lincolnshire.

wold

²

[ wohld ]

noun

1. weld ².

wold

³

[ wawld ]

verb

, Obsolete.

1. an obsolete past participle of will ¹.

wold

¹

/ wəʊld /

noun

1. another name for weld 2

wold

²

/ wəʊld /

noun

1. literary.
   a tract of open rolling country, esp upland

Word History and Origins

Origin of wold¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English wold(e), wald(e), weld(e) “forested land, woods, forest preserve,” Old English w(e)ald “high land covered with trees, forest”, cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German wald , German Wald “forest, woods”; akin to Old Norse vǫllr “field, plain, level ground”; weald, Weald

Word History and Origins

Origin of wold¹

Old English weald bush; related to Old Saxon wald, German Wald forest, Old Norse vollr ground; see wild

Example Sentences

At the time, Blackman said he wold give a yellow card and a public dressing down to any candidate who attacked a rival during the campaign.

From BBC

But even if the weather stays relatively mild over January and February, household bills wold still be much higher than they were before the pandemic.

From BBC

Already the sudden storm is passing, and its fierceness is abating; crowds are scattering homeward, and the sky is beginning to redden over the Yorkshire wolds.

From Literature

The referee wold be within his rights to give him a second yellow card, though there’s very little chance of that happening.

From The Guardian

Last week, the same Senate panel approved a measure that wold make it a felony in Arizona for a doctor to perform an abortion because the fetus has a genetic abnormality such as Down Syndrome.

From Washington Times