Wold

Etymology
From wald:, wold:, from  (Anglian) wald:, from  (cf.  wâld:,  woud:,  Wald:,  vall: 'pasture'), from  (cf.  gwallt: 'hair',  váltis: 'ear of oats',  vlât: 'ear of wheat',  λάσιος:

Noun

 * 1) An unforested or deforested plain, a grassland, a moor.
 * 2) A wood or forest, especially a wooded upland

Derived terms

 * Cotswolds
 * Lincolnshire Wolds
 * wolder
 * Yorkshire Wolds

Related terms

 * Wald (German) is a cognate, but a false friend because it retains the original meaning of forest.