gewield

Old English

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Alternative forms

• ġeweald, ġeweold, ġewyld, ġewild

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ *wield. Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *gawaldī (“power, might”), cognate with Old High German giwalti. Alternatively, perhaps a merger of Proto-West Germanic *wald (“might, power, authority”) and *waldi (compare Old Saxon giwald f or n); or derived from Old English ġewieldan (“to exercise power, rule over”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈwi͜yld/, [jeˈwi͜yɫd]

Noun

ġewield n

1. power, control, dominion

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ġewield	ġewield
accusative	ġewield	ġewield
genitive	ġewieldes	ġewielda
dative	ġewielde	ġewieldum

Descendants

• Middle English: weld
  • English: wield