Finnish

Proper noun

Valde

1. A male given name.

Declension

Related terms

• Valto

Latin

Adverb

valdē ‎(comparable valdius, superlative valdissimē)

1. very, very much, exceedingly
   • 405, Jerome and others, Vulgate, Samuelis I 2:22

     Heli autem erat senex valde et audivit omnia quae faciebant filii sui universo Israheli

     Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel;

2. strongly, vigorously, intensely

Usage notes

Used as an intensifier before adjectives or verbs.

References

• valde in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• valde in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “valde”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Latvian

Noun

valde f (5th declension)

1. board (of administration)
2. board (of directors)
3. authority
4. committee

Declension

Synonyms

• kolēģija
• padome
• komisija
• komiteja
• administrācija
• pārvalde
• vadība

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

valde

1. past tense of velja and velje
2. definite singular past participle of velja and velje
3. plural past participle of velja and velje

Swedish

Adjective

valde

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of vald.

Verb

valde

1. past tense of välja.