Weald

Noun CEFR B1

wiːld

Definitions

A forest or wood.
archaic
The physiographic area in south-east England situated between the parallel chalk escarpments of the North and the South Downs.
British
An open country.
archaic

Equivalents

FrançaisWeald

العربيةمنطقة الرّيف

Examples

“[S]he to Almesbury / Fled all night long by glimmering waste ⟳ and weald, / And heard the Spirits of the waste ⟳ and weald / Moan as she fled, or thought she heard them moan: […]”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

Wealden Wealdsman Wealdstone weale wealh Weals

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