wieldan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === wildan, wyldan === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *waldijan (“to control, make manageable”), a derivative of *waldaną (“to rule”), whence Old English wealdan (“to govern, rule”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwi͜yl.dɑn/, [ˈwi͜yɫ.dɑn] Rhymes: -i͜yl.dɑn === Verb === wieldan (West Saxon) to control to possess power or authority over to subdue, conquer; to tame ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ġewieldan ==== Related terms ==== ġewield ġewielde weald *wield ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: welden, weelden English: wield Scots: wield