wealhland

Old English

Etymology

From wealh (“foreign”) +‎ land (“country”). Compare Old High German Walho lant (“Gallia”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwæ͜ɑlxˌlɑnd/, [ˈwæ͜ɑɫxˌlɑnd]

Noun

wealhland n

  1. foreign country

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wealhland wealhland
accusative wealhland wealhland
genitive wealhlandes wealhlanda
dative wealhlande wealhlandum

Proper noun

wealhland n

  1. Normandy
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