wieland

1. 1.

   (European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund

   SynonymsWaylandWayland the Smith

   Broadermythical being

   Europe · mythology

Other forms of wieland

plural

wielands·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about wieland

What does wieland mean?

wieland means "(European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund".

How many syllables are in wieland?

wieland has 2 syllables: wie-land. The stress falls on "wie". In IPA it is /ˈwilənd/.

What is another word for wieland?

Close synonyms include Wayland, Wayland the Smith. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wieland a common word?

wieland is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.