See Also: veld(dictionary)

veld (iou)



veld noun. S. Afr. Also veldt. L18.
[Afrikaans from Dutch = field.]
Unenclosed country; open grassland. Freq. with specifying word.
bushveld: see BUSH noun1. sour veld: see SOUR adjective sweet-veld: see SWEET adjective & adverb.
Comb.: veld-cornet = field-cornet s.v. FIELD noun & adjective; veld-craft skill in matters pertaining to survival on the veld; veld-kos(t) wild roots, bulbs, etc., eaten for survival on the veld; veldman a person possessing veld-craft; veld pig the warthog, Phacochoerus aethiopicus; veld rat any of several rats that occur on the veld, esp. of the genera Aethomys and Rhabdomys; veld sickness a condition of cattle etc. brought from the veld, due to poor nutrition; veldsman = veldman above; veld sores a skin eruption, probably due to dietary deficiency.