WOLDS


Meaning of WOLDS in English

/ wəʊldz; NAmE woʊldz/ noun

[ pl. ] used in the names of places in Britain for an area of high open land :

the Yorkshire Wolds

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English wald wooded upland , of Germanic origin; perhaps related to wild . Compare with Weald .

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