I. ˈwōld noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English wald, wold, from Old English weald, wald wood, forest; akin to Old High German wald forest, Old Norse völlr field, meadow, and perhaps to Old English wilde untamed, wild — more at wild
1. : an upland plain : a region without woods
between the forests were open wolds — Charles Kingsley
deeds of hill and wold — Robert Browning
midday hush in many wilds and wolds — Norman Douglas
2. : an open hilly or rolling region
the Yorkshire wolds
II.
variant of weld