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Old English · verb

wieldan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈwi͜yl.dɑn/
[ˈwi͜yɫ.dɑn]
Syllables
ˈwi͜yl · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
controltamewieldconquersubdue

Meaning

  1. to control

  2. to possess power or authority over

  3. to subdue, conquer; to tame

Conjugation

Conjugation of wieldan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wieldewielde
2nd singular wieldestwielstwieltstwieldest
3rd singular wieldeþwieltwielde
Plural wieldaþwieldon
Subjunctive
Singular wieldewielde
Plural wieldenwielden
Non-finite forms of wieldan
Form
Infinitive wieldan
Inflected infinitive wieldenne
Imperative singular wield
Imperative plural wieldaþ
Present participle wieldende
Past participle wieldedġewielded

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *waldijan (“to control, make manageable”), a derivative of *waldaną (“to rule”), whence Old English wealdan (“to govern, rule”).

Descendants

wield

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