might vs wald

might

noun
  • Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group. 

  • The ability to do something. 

  • Physical strength or force. 

verb
  • simple past tense of may Used to indicate permission in past tense. 

  • Used to indicate conditional or possible actions. 

  • Even though. 

  • Used in polite requests for permission 

  • Used to indicate a desired past action that was not done. 

  • simple past tense of may Used to indicate possibility in past tense. 

  • Used to express certainty. 

wald

noun
  • Power; strength. 

  • Command; control; possession. 

  • Forest; woods. 

verb
  • To govern; inherit. 

How often have the words might and wald occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )