vold

See also: Vold

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɔl/, [vʌlˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vald.

Noun

vold c (singular definite volden, not used in plural form)

  1. violence
  2. force
  3. assault and battery

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German wal, from Latin vallum.

Noun

vold c (singular definite volden, plural indefinite volde)

  1. bank
  2. embankment
  3. rampart, earthwork
Inflection
Declension of vold
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vold volden volde voldene
genitive volds voldens voldes voldenes

Etymology 3

From Old Norse vǫllr, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz (“forest”).

Noun

vold c (singular definite volden, plural indefinite volde)

  1. (archaic) field, meadow
Inflection
Declension of vold
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vold volden volde voldene
genitive volds voldens voldes voldenes

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vald

Noun

vold m (definite singular volden)

  1. violence
Derived terms

See also

Verb

vold

  1. imperative of volde

References
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