Noun: vold
Gender: Common
Hyphenation:
Nominative
| Sg. indefinite | vold |
| Sg. definite | volden |
| Pl. indefinite | volde |
| Pl. definite | voldene |
Genitive
| Sg. indefinite | volds |
| Sg. definite | voldens |
| Pl. indefinite | voldes |
| Pl. definite | voldenes |
Sample Sentences
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Ved Leire græsse nu Faar på Vold, | Hvor fordum Kæmperne drukke. (At Lejre graze now the Sheep upon the Meadow / Whereat would the warriors drink.) [1837, B. S. Ingemann, Holger Danskes Vugge [Ogier's Cradle] (poem):]
Nouns inflected like vold
tøsedreng,
følgesvend,
skjald,
islænding,
hvirvelstorm,
dyreelsker,
paletkniv,
bededag,
belizer,
bestand,
hobbykniv,
foldekniv,
navlestreng,
abebestand,
rullestol,
pn-overgang,
rødstjert,
trækkerdreng,
baggård,
fedterøv, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Old Norse vald, from Proto-Germanic *waldą, cognate with Swedish våld, German Gewalt. See: Swedish Nouns '
våld', German Nouns '
Gewalt'.
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