weald
noun
wooded or uncultivated country.
weald
1 American
[weeld]
/ wild /
noun
Weald
2
American
[weeld]
/ wild /
noun
Weald
1
British
/ wiːld /
noun
weald
2
British
/ wiːld /
noun
Etymology
Origin of weald
before 1150; Middle English weeld, Old English weald forest; cognate with German Wald; cf. wold 1
Example Sentences
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Amid the "weald" of Sussex, Mr. Kipling remained alive, did not sing.
From Time Magazine Archive
The herald of the right and might of empire lies silent amid the weald and the marsh and the down country of Sussex.
From Time Magazine Archive
And Childric soon approached, over the weald, and would flee to the ships, and push from land.
From Brut by Eugene Mason
Then was in Caerleon a bishop, that hight Tremoriun; he was a man exceeding wise in the worlds-realm; with the king he was, over the weald.
From Brut by Eugene Mason
O, broad and dusky and sweet, The sunset covers the weald; But my dreams are waving with golden wheat In a still strange field.
From Collected Poems Volume Two by Alfred Noyes
While film producers were keen to feature it, they first needed the train moved from North Weald, Essex, to the Warner Bros Studios in Leavesden, Hertfordshire.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Widdecombe served as MP for Maidstone and The Weald for more than two decades until 2010.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Helen Grant, who replaced Widdecombe as MP for Maidstone and the Weald in the 2010 general election, has written to the Speaker of the House of Commons for his support.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The light aircraft is pictured on North Weald Flight Training's website, where people can book 60-minute trial experiences in the Cessna plane, with prices starting at £235.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
In a more splendid building this railing might have been of silver, but the homely farmer-folk thought the iron of the Weald was good enough for them.
From In the Days of the Guild by Louise Lamprey
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