masc. proper name, from Old High German Arenwald, literally "having the strength of an eagle," from arn "eagle" (see erne) + wald "power" (see wield).

CHIARI MALFORMATION - A condition in which there is displacement of the medulla and cerebellum into the opening in the basilar part of the occipital bone. It is one of the causes of hydrocephalus and [..]

(n) English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)(n) United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)

of Melch’thal, patriarch of the forest cantons of Switzerland. He was in love with Matilda, a sister of Gessler, the Austrian governor of the district. When the tyranny of Gessler drove the p [..]

(b. May 28th, 1833). “Ralph” (1863); “The History of the Cotton Famine” (1864); “Hever Court” (1867); “Letters from the Levant” [..]

(b. June 10th, 1832). “The Feast of Belshazzar” (Newdigate Prize, 1852); “Poems, Narrative and Lyrical” (1853); “Griselda, a Drama” (1856); &# [..]

(b. Laleham, 1822; d. 1888). “Cromwell” (Newdigate Prize, 1843); “The Strayed Reveller” (1848); “Empedocles on Etna and Other Poems” (1852); & [..]

(b. West Cowes, 1795; d. Fox How, Ambleside, July 12th, 1842). “History of Rome,” “The Later Roman Commonwealth” (1845); “Sermons” (1845). Edited [..]

n. "Arnoldus of Villanova, an alchemical authority," proper n.; not in MED. KEY: arnold@n#propn

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From a Germanic name meaning "eagle power", derived from the elements arn "eagle" and walt "power, authority". The Normans brought it to England, [..]