"wealdan" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Old English]

IPA: /ˈwæ͜ɑl.dɑn/, [ˈwæ͜ɑɫ.dɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *waldan. Cognate with Old Saxon waldan, Old High German waltan (German walten), Old Norse valda (Swedish vålla), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (waldan). Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|id=rule}}, {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*waldan}} Proto-West Germanic *waldan, {{cog|osx|waldan}} Old Saxon waldan, {{cog|goh|waltan}} Old High German waltan, {{cog|de|walten}} German walten, {{cog|non|valda}} Old Norse valda, {{cog|sv|vålla}} Swedish vålla, {{cog|got|𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽}} Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (waldan) Head templates: {{ang-verb}} wealdan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|wealdan<s7>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], wealdan [infinitive], wealdenne [infinitive], wealde [first-person, present, singular], wēold [first-person, past, singular], wielst [present, second-person, singular], wieltst [present, second-person, singular], wēolde [past, second-person, singular], wielt [present, singular, third-person], wēold [past, singular, third-person], wealdaþ [plural, present], wēoldon [past, plural], wealde [present, singular], wēolde [past, singular], wealden [plural, present], wēolden [past, plural], weald [imperative, past, present, singular], wealdaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], wealdende [imperative, present], wealden [imperative, past], ġewealden [imperative, past]
  1. to control (+ genitive, dative, or instrumental)
    Sense id: en-wealdan-ang-verb-HIojpWej Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 36 29 35
  2. to wield (e.g. a sword) (+ genitive, dative, or instrumental)
    Sense id: en-wealdan-ang-verb-m8RDcGGE Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 36 29 35
  3. to rule (+ genitive, dative, or accusative)
    Sense id: en-wealdan-ang-verb-0Y76E441 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 36 29 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wealdende (english: powerful)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "powerful",
      "word": "wealdende"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "welden"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: welden, weld, welde, weldon, wielde, wild, wilde, wold, wolde, wolden, weld, welde; weild, weilde, veild; weild, weilde, veild, wald, walde; walden, wælden; wald, walde, wealde, wealden, uelden\nEnglish: wield, English: wald\nScots: wield, Scots: wald",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: welden, weld, welde, weldon, wielde, wild, wilde, wold, wolde, wolden, weld, welde; weild, weilde, veild; weild, weilde, veild, wald, walde; walden, wælden; wald, walde, wealde, wealden, uelden\nEnglish: wield, English: wald\nScots: wield, Scots: wald"
    }
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        "1": "ang",
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      "expansion": "",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "1": "osx",
        "2": "waldan"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German waltan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "walten"
      },
      "expansion": "German walten",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "valda"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse valda",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "vålla"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish vålla",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽"
      },
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
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      "form": "7",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wealdan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealdenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wealde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēold",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieltst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēolde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēold",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "form": "wēoldon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
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      "form": "wēolden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weald",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealdende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewealden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "An abbot who is qualified to run a monastery should always remember what he is called and live up to the name of superior by his actions.",
          "text": "c. 973, Æthelwold's translation of the Rule of Saint Benedict\nAbbod þe þæs wierðe sīe þæt hē mynstres wealde, hē sċeal ā ġemunan hwæt hē ġecweden is and þæs ealdorsċipes naman mid dǣdum ġefyllan.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to control (+ genitive, dative, or instrumental)"
      ],
      "id": "en-wealdan-ang-verb-HIojpWej",
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          "control"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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        "to wield (e.g. a sword) (+ genitive, dative, or instrumental)"
      ],
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        [
          "wield",
          "wield"
        ]
      ]
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "36 29 35",
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          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "the throne he let Beowulf hold, / to rule the Geats; that was a good king.",
          "ref": "c. 700 AD, Bēowulf, ll. 2389-90",
          "text": "lēt þone bregustōl Bēowulf healdan, / Ġēatum wealdan· þæt wæs gōd cyning.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to rule (+ genitive, dative, or accusative)"
      ],
      "id": "en-wealdan-ang-verb-0Y76E441",
      "links": [
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ]
      ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwæ͜ɑl.dɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwæ͜ɑɫ.dɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wealdan"
}
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    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂welh₁- (rule)",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "powerful",
      "word": "wealdende"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: welden, weld, welde, weldon, wielde, wild, wilde, wold, wolde, wolden, weld, welde; weild, weilde, veild; weild, weilde, veild, wald, walde; walden, wælden; wald, walde, wealde, wealden, uelden\nEnglish: wield, English: wald\nScots: wield, Scots: wald"
    }
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      "name": "cog"
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      },
      "expansion": "Swedish vålla",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽"
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class"
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    {
      "form": "wealdan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wealdenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēold",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wēolde",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "present",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wēold",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "wealdaþ",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wēoldon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wealde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēolde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "weald",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "wealdende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewealden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wealdan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
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      "args": {
        "1": "wealdan<s7>"
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      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "An abbot who is qualified to run a monastery should always remember what he is called and live up to the name of superior by his actions.",
          "text": "c. 973, Æthelwold's translation of the Rule of Saint Benedict\nAbbod þe þæs wierðe sīe þæt hē mynstres wealde, hē sċeal ā ġemunan hwæt hē ġecweden is and þæs ealdorsċipes naman mid dǣdum ġefyllan.",
          "type": "quotation"
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      "glosses": [
        "to control (+ genitive, dative, or instrumental)"
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          "control",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to wield (e.g. a sword) (+ genitive, dative, or instrumental)"
      ],
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        [
          "wield",
          "wield"
        ]
      ]
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    {
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the throne he let Beowulf hold, / to rule the Geats; that was a good king.",
          "ref": "c. 700 AD, Bēowulf, ll. 2389-90",
          "text": "lēt þone bregustōl Bēowulf healdan, / Ġēatum wealdan· þæt wæs gōd cyning.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to rule (+ genitive, dative, or accusative)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwæ͜ɑl.dɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwæ͜ɑɫ.dɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wealdan"
}

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