wealh
Old English
Alternative forms
- ƿealh
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]
Declension
Derived terms
- wealhbaso
- wealhcynn
- wealhheafoc
- walhhnutu
- wealhmore
Related terms
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