weallstaðel

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English wealhstod, with the second element influenced by staþol.

Noun

weallstaðel

1. (Early Middle English) translator, interpreter
   • Early English Homilies: From the Twelfth Century Ms. Vesp. D. XIV

     He is se fyremeste weallstaðel betwux Ebreiscen, Grecan, Ledenwaren

     He is the foremost translator between Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans.

References

• “wealstadel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.