wieldan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to control
- to possess power or authority over
- to subdue, conquer; to tame
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *waldijaną (make manageable, control, ruler).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*waldijaną
Gloss
make manageable, control, ruler
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- wield English
- Walter German
- walten German
- *wal- Proto-Indo-European
- *waldʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *waldaną Proto-Germanic
- *waldijaną Proto-Germanic
- wealdan Old English
- walden Middle English
- welden Middle English
- valda Old Norse
- waltan Old High German
- 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- waldan Old Dutch
- waldan Old Saxon
- wield Scots