vallum

Etymology
From. comes from this word via a Proto-Germanic borrowing from Latin.

Noun

 * 1)  A rampart; a wall, as in a fortification.
 * 2)  The eyebrow.

Etymology
Probably from, from , itself perhaps from. Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) wall, rampart, entrenchment

Usage notes

 * The nature of the root vowel (văllum or vāllum) is not properly known, though the West Germanic borrowing, with a short vowel, seems to indicate the former. Most dictionaries that specify vowel length in closed syllables, especially those published in the 21st century, do not mark it as long.