"wieldan" meaning in Old English

See wieldan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈwi͜yl.dɑn/, [ˈwi͜yɫ.dɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *waldijaną (“to control, make manageable”), a derivative of *waldaną (“to rule”), whence Old English wealdan (“to govern, rule”). Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|id=rule}}, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*waldijaną||to control, make manageable}} Proto-Germanic *waldijaną (“to control, make manageable”), {{cog|ang|wealdan||to govern, rule}} Old English wealdan (“to govern, rule”) Head templates: {{ang-verb}} wieldan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|wieldan<w1>}} Forms: weak [table-tags], wieldan [infinitive], wieldenne [infinitive], wielde [first-person, present, singular], wielde [first-person, past, singular], wieldest [present, second-person, singular], wielst [present, second-person, singular], wieltst [present, second-person, singular], wieldest [past, second-person, singular], wieldeþ [present, singular, third-person], wielt [present, singular, third-person], wielde [past, singular, third-person], wieldaþ [plural, present], wieldon [past, plural], wielde [present, singular], wielde [past, singular], wielden [plural, present], wielden [past, plural], wield [imperative, past, present, singular], wieldaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], wieldende [imperative, present], wielded [imperative, past], ġewielded [imperative, past]
  1. to control Tags: West-Saxon
    Sense id: en-wieldan-ang-verb-L-2W-dXx
  2. to possess power or authority over Tags: West-Saxon
    Sense id: en-wieldan-ang-verb-HjkHomeR Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, West Saxon Old English Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 17 52 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 48 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 66 17 Disambiguation of West Saxon Old English: 9 77 14
  3. to subdue, conquer; to tame Tags: West-Saxon
    Sense id: en-wieldan-ang-verb-oplPrvbX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wildan

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "name": "inh"
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *waldijaną (“to control, make manageable”), a derivative of *waldaną (“to rule”), whence Old English wealdan (“to govern, rule”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "1",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieldan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieldenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieldest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieltst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieldest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieldeþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieldaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieldon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wield",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieldaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieldende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewielded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wieldan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "wieldan<w1>"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "to control"
      ],
      "id": "en-wieldan-ang-verb-L-2W-dXx",
      "links": [
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          "control",
          "control"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 48 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 66 17",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "9 77 14",
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          "name": "West Saxon Old English",
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-wieldan-ang-verb-HjkHomeR",
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        "West-Saxon"
      ]
    },
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        "to subdue, conquer; to tame"
      ],
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          "subdue",
          "subdue"
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        [
          "conquer",
          "conquer"
        ],
        [
          "tame",
          "tame"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwi͜yl.dɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwi͜yɫ.dɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wildan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wieldan"
}

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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 the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂welh₁- (rule)",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "wieldan",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "wieldenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieldest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieltst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieldest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieldeþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieldaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieldon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wield",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieldaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wieldende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewielded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wieldan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wieldan<w1>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to control"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "control",
          "control"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to possess power or authority over"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to subdue, conquer; to tame"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "subdue",
          "subdue"
        ],
        [
          "conquer",
          "conquer"
        ],
        [
          "tame",
          "tame"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwi͜yl.dɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwi͜yɫ.dɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "wildan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wieldan"
}

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