Reconstruction:Old English/wield

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *weold, *wild

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *waldi, from Proto-Germanic *waldiz (“power, force, control”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wi͜yld/, [wi͜yɫd]

Noun

*wield f

  1. power, might

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative *wield *wielde, *wielda
accusative *wield, *wielde *wielde, *wielda
genitive *wielde *wielda
dative *wielde *wieldum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: weld
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