- wieldan
- \wieldan1 wv/t1b to have power over, control; tame, subdue, conquer, seize; ge\wieldan compel; ge\wieldan temper
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wield — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English welden to control, from Old English wieldan; akin to Old High German waltan to rule, Latin valēre to be strong, be worth Date: before 12th century 1. chiefly dialect to deal successfully with ; manage 2.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Arne — ist in nord oder mitteleuropäischer Herkunft ein männlicher Vorname, der gemeingermanisch mit der deutschen Namensgruppe um Arnold verwandt ist. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft und Bedeutung 2 Namenstag 3 Bekannte Namensträger … Deutsch Wikipedia
wal- — To be strong. 1. Suffixed (stative) form *wal ē . vale2, valence, valetudinarian, valiant, valid, valor, value; ambivalence, avail, convalesce … Universalium
wield — wieldable, adj. wielder, n. /weeld/, v.t. 1. to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating. 2. to use (a weapon, instrument, etc.) effectively; handle or employ actively. 3. Arch … Universalium
wield — [wi:ld] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: wieldan] 1.) wield power/influence/authority etc to have a lot of power or influence, and to use it ▪ The Church wields immense power in Ireland. 2.) to hold a weapon or tool that you are going to use ▪ She… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wield — (v.) O.E. weldan (Mercian), wieldan, wealdan (W.Saxon) to govern, possess, have control over (class VII strong verb; past tense weold, pp. gewealden), merged with weak verb wyldan, both from P.Gmc. *wal t (Cf. O.S., Goth. waldan, O.Fris. walda to … Etymology dictionary
wield — verb 1》 hold and use (a weapon or tool). 2》 have and be able to use (power or influence). Derivatives wielder noun Origin OE wealdan, wieldan govern, subdue, direct , of Gmc origin … English new terms dictionary
wield — [[t]wild[/t]] v. t. 1) to exercise (power, influence, etc.) 2) to use (a weapon, instrument, etc.) effectively; handle or employ actively 3) archaic to govern; manage • Etymology: bef. 900; ME welden, OE wieldan to control, der. of wealdan to… … From formal English to slang
wield — /wild / (say weeld) verb (t) 1. to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating. 2. to manage (a weapon, instrument, etc.) in use; handle or employ in action. 3. Obsolete to guide or direct. {Middle English welde(n),… …
wield — [wēld] vt. [ME welden, blend of OE wealdan & wieldan, with form < the latter: akin to Ger walten < IE base * wal , to be strong > L valere, to be strong] 1. to handle and use (a tool or weapon), esp. with skill and control 2. to exercise … English World dictionary
