Old English · noun

gewield

Normalised ġewield

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /jeˈwi͜yld/
[jeˈwi͜yɫd]
Syllables: je · ˈwi͜yld (2 syllables)
Modern English: dominion wield control

Meaning

power, control, dominion

Declension

Declension of gewield
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ġewield	ġewield
Accusative	ġewield	ġewield
Genitive	ġewieldes	ġewielda
Dative	ġewielde	ġewieldum

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- + *wield. Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *gawaldī (“power, might”), cognate with Old High German giwalti. Alternatively, perhaps a merger of Proto-West Germanic *wald (“might, power, authority”) and *waldi (compare Old Saxon giwald f or n); or derived from Old English ġewieldan (“to exercise power, rule over”).

Descendants

wield

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