Definition of wold in English:

wold

noun wəʊldwoʊld

usually wolds

often in place names (in Britain) a piece of high, open uncultivated land or moor.
the Lincolnshire Wolds
Example sentencesExamples
- The giant puff-ball is a feast in itself, and I remember a huge one found by a shepherd of the wolds near Loughborough.
- Numerous streams running from springs on the wolds down towards the River Hull have helped shape Beverley's streets.
- The wolds are the closest thing we have in this area to a hill, and those from hilly country would regard them as no more than casual undulations in the landscape.
- Separate ice fields also encroached from the North Sea, driving eastwards through what is now the Vale Of Pickering and covering much of the East Yorkshire plain, leaving the moors and wolds as isolated highlands.
- Based in Huggate on the wolds, Milner was making a welcome return to the championship after taking a year out of the sport.
- The main activity of the shire was sheep-rearing on the wolds, cattle on the flatlands, and fishing: reclamation of fenland went on steadily.
- The latter, although presently only at low levels, often develops quickly through June and July during grain-filling period, especially on the wolds where early morning dews can last for several hours.
- We've moved into a period of April showers, alternating between bright sunshine and sharp, sudden downpours as the wind sweeps from the West over the wolds and down across the fens towards the sea.
Synonyms
high ground, rising ground, prominence, eminence, elevation, rise, hillock, mound, mount, knoll, hummock, tor, tump, fell, pike, mesa

Origin

Old English wald 'wooded upland', of Germanic origin; perhaps related to wild. Compare with Weald.

wild from Old English:
Both wild and wilderness are Old English words. The first sense of wild was ‘not tame or domesticated’, and wilderness means literally ‘land inhabited only by wild animals’—it comes from Old English wild dēor ‘wild deer’. This is the sense in The Call of the Wild (1903), a novella by the American writer Jack London about a pet sold as a sled dog that returns to the wild to lead a pack of wolves. To the Anglo-Saxons wildfire was originally a raging, destructive fire caused by a lightning strike. It was also a mixture of highly flammable substances used in warfare, and a term for various skin diseases that spread quickly over the body. Use of spread like wildfire was suggested by Shakespeare's line in his poem The Rape of Lucrece: ‘Whose words like wild fire burnt the shining glorie / Of rich-built Illion [Troy]’. A wild goose chase does not come from hunting. Early examples, dating from the late 16th century, refer to a popular sport of the time in which each of a line of riders had to follow accurately the course of the leader, like a flight of wild geese. The wooded uplands know as wolds (Old English), as in Cotswolds, or wealds are probably from the same root. See also deer, voice, west, wool

Rhymes

behold, bold, cold, enfold, fold, foretold, gold, hold, mould (US mold), old, outsold, scold, self-controlled, sold, told, uncontrolled, undersold, unpolled, uphold, withhold

Definition of wold in US English:

wold

nounwōldwoʊld

usually wolds

(in Britain, often in place names) a piece of high, open, uncultivated land or moor.
the Lincolnshire Wolds
Example sentencesExamples
- Numerous streams running from springs on the wolds down towards the River Hull have helped shape Beverley's streets.
- The wolds are the closest thing we have in this area to a hill, and those from hilly country would regard them as no more than casual undulations in the landscape.
- The main activity of the shire was sheep-rearing on the wolds, cattle on the flatlands, and fishing: reclamation of fenland went on steadily.
- Separate ice fields also encroached from the North Sea, driving eastwards through what is now the Vale Of Pickering and covering much of the East Yorkshire plain, leaving the moors and wolds as isolated highlands.
- Based in Huggate on the wolds, Milner was making a welcome return to the championship after taking a year out of the sport.
- We've moved into a period of April showers, alternating between bright sunshine and sharp, sudden downpours as the wind sweeps from the West over the wolds and down across the fens towards the sea.
- The latter, although presently only at low levels, often develops quickly through June and July during grain-filling period, especially on the wolds where early morning dews can last for several hours.
- The giant puff-ball is a feast in itself, and I remember a huge one found by a shepherd of the wolds near Loughborough.
Synonyms
high ground, rising ground, prominence, eminence, elevation, rise, hillock, mound, mount, knoll, hummock, tor, tump, fell, pike, mesa

Origin

Old English wald ‘wooded upland’, of Germanic origin; perhaps related to wild. Compare with Weald.

单词	wold
释义	Definition of wold in English: wold noun wəʊldwoʊld usually wolds often in place names (in Britain) a piece of high, open uncultivated land or moor. the Lincolnshire Wolds Example sentencesExamples The giant puff-ball is a feast in itself, and I remember a huge one found by a shepherd of the wolds near Loughborough. Numerous streams running from springs on the wolds down towards the River Hull have helped shape Beverley's streets. The wolds are the closest thing we have in this area to a hill, and those from hilly country would regard them as no more than casual undulations in the landscape. Separate ice fields also encroached from the North Sea, driving eastwards through what is now the Vale Of Pickering and covering much of the East Yorkshire plain, leaving the moors and wolds as isolated highlands. Based in Huggate on the wolds, Milner was making a welcome return to the championship after taking a year out of the sport. The main activity of the shire was sheep-rearing on the wolds, cattle on the flatlands, and fishing: reclamation of fenland went on steadily. The latter, although presently only at low levels, often develops quickly through June and July during grain-filling period, especially on the wolds where early morning dews can last for several hours. We've moved into a period of April showers, alternating between bright sunshine and sharp, sudden downpours as the wind sweeps from the West over the wolds and down across the fens towards the sea. Synonyms high ground, rising ground, prominence, eminence, elevation, rise, hillock, mound, mount, knoll, hummock, tor, tump, fell, pike, mesa Origin Old English wald 'wooded upland', of Germanic origin; perhaps related to wild. Compare with Weald. wild from Old English: Both wild and wilderness are Old English words. The first sense of wild was ‘not tame or domesticated’, and wilderness means literally ‘land inhabited only by wild animals’—it comes from Old English wild dēor ‘wild deer’. This is the sense in The Call of the Wild (1903), a novella by the American writer Jack London about a pet sold as a sled dog that returns to the wild to lead a pack of wolves. To the Anglo-Saxons wildfire was originally a raging, destructive fire caused by a lightning strike. It was also a mixture of highly flammable substances used in warfare, and a term for various skin diseases that spread quickly over the body. Use of spread like wildfire was suggested by Shakespeare's line in his poem The Rape of Lucrece: ‘Whose words like wild fire burnt the shining glorie / Of rich-built Illion [Troy]’. A wild goose chase does not come from hunting. Early examples, dating from the late 16th century, refer to a popular sport of the time in which each of a line of riders had to follow accurately the course of the leader, like a flight of wild geese. The wooded uplands know as wolds (Old English), as in Cotswolds, or wealds are probably from the same root. See also deer, voice, west, wool Rhymes behold, bold, cold, enfold, fold, foretold, gold, hold, mould (US mold), old, outsold, scold, self-controlled, sold, told, uncontrolled, undersold, unpolled, uphold, withhold Definition of wold in US English: wold nounwōldwoʊld usually wolds (in Britain, often in place names) a piece of high, open, uncultivated land or moor. the Lincolnshire Wolds Example sentencesExamples Numerous streams running from springs on the wolds down towards the River Hull have helped shape Beverley's streets. The wolds are the closest thing we have in this area to a hill, and those from hilly country would regard them as no more than casual undulations in the landscape. The main activity of the shire was sheep-rearing on the wolds, cattle on the flatlands, and fishing: reclamation of fenland went on steadily. Separate ice fields also encroached from the North Sea, driving eastwards through what is now the Vale Of Pickering and covering much of the East Yorkshire plain, leaving the moors and wolds as isolated highlands. Based in Huggate on the wolds, Milner was making a welcome return to the championship after taking a year out of the sport. We've moved into a period of April showers, alternating between bright sunshine and sharp, sudden downpours as the wind sweeps from the West over the wolds and down across the fens towards the sea. The latter, although presently only at low levels, often develops quickly through June and July during grain-filling period, especially on the wolds where early morning dews can last for several hours. The giant puff-ball is a feast in itself, and I remember a huge one found by a shepherd of the wolds near Loughborough. Synonyms high ground, rising ground, prominence, eminence, elevation, rise, hillock, mound, mount, knoll, hummock, tor, tump, fell, pike, mesa Origin Old English wald ‘wooded upland’, of Germanic origin; perhaps related to wild. Compare with Weald.
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