giwalt

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gawald. Equivalent to gi- +‎ *walt (“power”).

Noun

giwalt f

  1. power
  2. violence

Inflection

Declension of giwalt (feminine i-stem noun - no plural)
case singular
nominative giwalt
accusative giwalt
genitive giweldi
dative giweldi

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: gewout
    • Dutch: gewoud (obsolete)
  • Middle Dutch: gewelt (analogically extended the umlauted forms)

References

  • “giwalt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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