wealh

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *walhaz, from a Celtic name also represented by Latin Volcae (“southern Celtic tribe”). See also Welsh, of related origin. In sense “slave”, compare semantic formation of Slav, meaning the ethnic group, but sense extended to slave due to enslavement of the group.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wæɑlx/

Noun

wealh m (nominative plural wēalas)

Celt, Welshman; foreigner
slave, serf

Declension

Declension of wealh (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wealh	wealas
accusative	wealh	wealas
genitive	weales	weala
dative	weale	wealum

Derived terms

wealhbaso
wealhcynn
wealhheafoc
walhhnutu
wealhmore

wealhstod
Wealhþēow
wealhwyrt
Wealas

Related terms

wilisc

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