Etymology · Old English
wealcian
2 English words descend from Old English wealcian, most common first.
- walkTo move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet: in the case of some non-human animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
- waulkto make cloth (especially tweed in Scotland) denser and more felt-like by soaking and beating.