vold

See also: -vold and Vold

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔlˀ/, [ˈʋʌlˀ]
• Rhymes: -ɒl

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vald, from Proto-Germanic *waldą, cognate with Swedish våld, German Gewalt.

Noun

vold c (singular definite volden, not used in plural form)

1. violence
2. force
3. assault and battery

Declension

Declension of vold

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vold	volden	-	voldene
genitive	volds	voldens	-s	voldenes

Related terms

• voldføre
• voldgive
• voldsom
• voldtage
• voldtægt

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German wal, from Proto-Germanic *wallaz, *wallą, cognate with English wall, German Wall. An early loan from Latin vallum.

Noun

vold c (singular definite volden, plural indefinite volde)

1. bank
2. embankment
3. rampart, earthwork

Declension

Declension of vold

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vold	volden	volde	voldene
genitive	volds	voldens	voldes	voldenes

Etymology 3

From Old Norse vǫllr, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz (“forest”), cognate with German Wald. Doublet of val.

Noun

vold c (singular definite volden, plural indefinite volde)

1. (archaic) field, meadow
   • 1837, B.S. Ingemann, Holger Danskes Vugge / https://kalliope.org/da/text/ingemann1837ha2:

     Ved Leire græsse nu Faar på Vold, | Hvor fordum Kæmperne drukke.

     At Lejre, the sheep now graze on the meadow where the warriors used to drink.

Declension

Declension of vold

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vold	volden	volde	voldene
genitive	volds	voldens	voldes	voldenes

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vold

1. imperative of volde

Further reading

• vold on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Vold (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vald.

Noun

vold m (definite singular volden)

1. violence

Derived terms

• voldelig
• voldshandling
• voldsom
• voldssirkel
• voldta
• voldtekt

See also

• vald (Nynorsk)

Etymology 2

Verb

vold

1. imperative of volde

References

• “vold” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• vøld

Noun

vold f (definite singular volda, uncountable)

1. (dialectal) alternative form of vald

Etymology 2

From Norwegian Bokmål vold.

Noun

vold m (definite singular volden, uncountable)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of vald (“violence”)

Etymology 3

Verb

vold

1. (pre-2012) imperative of volda