vald

See also: väld and våld

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valta, from Proto-Germanic *waldą. Cognate to Finnish valta and Swedish våld.

Noun

vald (genitive valla, partitive valda)

1. parish, municipality

Declension

Declension of vald (ÕS type 22e/riik, d-l gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		vald	vallad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	valla
genitive			valdade
partitive		valda	valde valdasid
illative		valda vallasse	valdadesse vallesse
inessive		vallas	valdades valles
elative		vallast	valdadest vallest
allative		vallale	valdadele vallele
adessive		vallal	valdadel vallel
ablative		vallalt	valdadelt vallelt
translative		vallaks	valdadeks valleks
terminative		vallani	valdadeni
essive		vallana	valdadena
abessive		vallata	valdadeta
comitative		vallaga	valdadega

Derived terms

• maavald (“Estonia”), valdkond (“field”)

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vald, from Proto-Germanic *waldą.

Noun

vald n (genitive singular valds, uncountable)

1. power, authority

Declension

Declension of vald (singular only)
n5s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	vald	valdið
accusative	vald	valdið
dative	valdi	valdinum
genitive	valds	valdsins

Derived terms

• valdmikil

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vald, from Proto-Germanic *waldą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /valt/
• Rhymes: -alt

Noun

vald n (genitive singular valds, nominative plural völd)

1. (also in the plural) power, authority
2. authority, power
   • Timothy 2:11-12 (English, Icelandic)

     Konan á að læra í kyrrþey, í allri undirgefni. Ekki leyfi ég konu að kenna eða taka sér vald yfir manninum, heldur á hún að vera kyrrlát.

     A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.

   • Revelation 6-11 (English and Icelandic)

     Og ég sá, og sjá: Bleikur hestur, og sá er á honum sat, hann hét Dauði, og Hel var í för með honum. Þeim var gefið vald yfir fjórða hluta jarðarinnar, til þess að deyða með sverði, með hungri og drepsótt og láta menn farast fyrir villidýrum jarðarinnar.

     I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

3. force, violence

   Með valdi.

   With force.

4. (in the plural) a cause

   Hún dó af þínum völdum.

   She died because of you.

Synonyms

• (power): máttur
• (authority): forræði
• (violence): ofbeldi

Derived terms

• af völdum
• á valdi, vera á valdi
• hafa vald til
• heimsvaldastefna
• komast til valda
• taka með valdi
• upp úr öllu valdi

 

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valta.

Noun

vald

1. might

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vald, from Proto-Germanic *waldą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /val(d)/, [ʋɐ̞ld], [ʋɐ̞lː]

Noun

vald n (definite singular valdet, indefinite plural vald, definite plural valda)

1. might, power, authority

   Synonyms: makt, rådvelde, herredøme

2. (uncountable) violence
3. land, property

Derived terms

• valdtaka
• valdshandling

Related terms

Male given names:

• Arnald
• Audvalde
• Buteralde
• Bålvald
• Digeralde
• Domalde
• Einvald
• Farald
• Geirald, Geirvald
• Gjavvald
• Gunnvald
• Hagvald
• Harald, Hervald
• Heggvald
• Håvald
• Imald
• Ingevald, Ingjald
• Ivalde
• Kugalde
• Leggjalde
• Ogvald
• Olvalde
• Orald
• Ragnvald, Reginald
• Reinald
• Roald
• Rodvald
• Rævalde
• Rådvald
• Sigvald, Sigvalde
• Skjeggald, Skjeggvalde
• Skjervald
• Skollvald
• Svåvald
• Sævald, Sævalde
• Tjodvald
• Torald, Toralde, Torvald
• Trivalde
• Unnald
• Valdar
• Valde
• Valdrik
• Veald
• Verald
• Vigvald
• Vinald, Vinalde
• Øyvald
• Åsvald, Åsvalde
• Åvalde

 

Female given names:

• Valdny

 

Noun

vald m (definite singular valden, uncountable)

1. violence

Etymology 2

Participle

vald

1. past participle of velja

References

• “vald” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “vald” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Participle

vald

1. past participle of välja

Adjective

vald

1. elected, chosen

Declension

Inflection of vald
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	vald	—	—
Neuter singular	valt	—	—
Plural	valda	—	—
Masculine plural3	valde	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	valde	—	—
All	valda	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Related terms

• bortvald
• invald
• nyvald
• omvald
• utvald

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valta, from Proto-Germanic *waldą.

Noun

vald

1. power, authority
2. regime, government
3. freedom, liberty
4. space, room

Inflection

Inflection of vald (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing.	vald
genitive sing.	valdan
partitive sing.	valdad
partitive plur.	valdoid
	singular	plural
nominative	vald	valdad
accusative	valdan	valdad
genitive	valdan	valdoiden
partitive	valdad	valdoid
essive-instructive	valdan	valdoin
translative	valdaks	valdoikš
inessive	valdas	valdoiš
elative	valdaspäi	valdoišpäi
illative	valdaha	valdoihe
adessive	valdal	valdoil
ablative	valdalpäi	valdoilpäi
allative	valdale	valdoile
abessive	valdata	valdoita
comitative	valdanke	valdoidenke
prolative	valdadme	valdoidme
approximative I	valdanno	valdoidenno
approximative II	valdannoks	valdoidennoks
egressive	valdannopäi	valdoidennopäi
terminative I	valdahasai	valdoihesai
terminative II	valdalesai	valdoilesai
terminative III	valdassai	—
additive I	valdahapäi	valdoihepäi
additive II	valdalepäi	valdoilepäi

Derived terms

• arvvald
• ičevald
• naižvald
• nägivald
• rahvahanvald
• valdankumaiduz
• valdannavedii
• valdanpidäi
• valdhonuz
• valdištim
• valdkirjeine
• valdkund
• valdmeri
• valdmez'
• valdoiktuz'

 

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “власть, воля, простор, раздолье, режим, свобода”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika