veld
/vɛlt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.
Example Sentences
- "In the Bokke-velds, as they are called, theſe animals [springbok] are found in great numbers, and ſometimes at Roode-Zand."
- "Advance tovvards the Cond Bokke Veld, or cold country of Antelopes: mountains covered with ſnovv."
- "People who have not been brought into contact with snakes may deny that they possess the power of fascinating a human being, but in the wild veldt strong, able-bodied men have been subjected to their spell, and can tell a different tale."
- "The pastoral lands or "velds," which extend chiefly around the outer slopes and in the east, are distinguished according to the nature of the grass or sedge which they produce as "sweet" or "sour.""
- "Around, as far as the eye can see, there stretches the bare and dreary-looking plain. The Veld, as this plain is called, has a reddish soil, dry, barren, and dusty, with here and there at considerable intervals a straggling bush or a clump of thorn-shrubs."
- "I have a piece of veld on Doornfontein. It is a reserved veld. A small river runs here. It is the best grazing on my farm, being very sweet. I reserve it for my cattle."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *pleh₂-, veld, *felþuz
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /vɛlt/
- British English: /vɛlt/