gewieldan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġewildan, ġewyldan

Etymology

By surface analysis, ġe- +‎ wieldan or ġewield +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈwi͜yl.dɑn/, [jeˈwi͜yɫ.dɑn]

Verb

ġewieldan

1. to exercise power over
2. to subdue, conquer
3. to seize, take

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġewieldan (weak, class 1)

infinitive	ġewieldan	ġewieldenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġewielde	ġewielde
second person singular	ġewieldest, ġewielst, ġewieltst	ġewieldest
third person singular	ġewieldeþ, ġewielt	ġewielde
plural	ġewieldaþ	ġewieldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġewielde	ġewielde
plural	ġewielden	ġewielden
imperative
singular	ġewield
plural	ġewieldaþ
participle	present	past
	ġewieldende	ġewield

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ge-wyldan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.