Wielding

Wielding
Wield Wield, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wielded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wielding}.] [OE. welden to govern, to have power over, to possess, AS. geweldan, gewyldan, from wealdan; akin to OS. waldan, OFries. walda, G. walten, OHG. waltan, Icel. valda, Sw. v[*a]lla to occasion, to cause, Dan. volde, Goth. waldan to govern, rule, L. valere to be strong. Cf. {Herald}, {Valiant}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge; also, to possess. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

When a strong armed man keepeth his house, all things that he wieldeth ben in peace. --Wyclif (Luke xi. 21). [1913 Webster]

Wile [ne will] ye wield gold neither silver ne money in your girdles. --Wyclif (Matt. x. 9.) [1913 Webster]

2. To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to sway. [1913 Webster]

The famous orators . . . whose resistless eloquence Wielded at will that fierce democraty. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Her newborn power was wielded from the first by unprincipled and ambitions men. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]

3. To use with full command or power, as a thing not too heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; hence, to use or employ; as, to wield a sword; to wield the scepter. [1913 Webster]

Base Hungarian wight! wilt thou the spigot wield! --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Nothing but the influence of a civilized power could induce a savage to wield a spade. --S. S. Smith. [1913 Webster]

{To wield the scepter}, to govern with supreme command. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Wielding — Wield ing, n. Power; authority; rule. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To have them in your might and in your wielding. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wielding power — index forcible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Wielding a Red Sword — infobox Book | name = Wielding a Red Sword title orig = translator = image caption = author = Piers Anthony illustrator = cover artist = country = language = series = Incarnations of Immortality genre = Fantasy publisher = Del Rey Books pub date …   Wikipedia

  • wielding — wɪːld v. exert, exercise (influence, power, etc.); handle with skill (e.g. a weapon); brandish, hold …   English contemporary dictionary

  • wielding — …   Useful english dictionary

  • knife-wielding — adj. Knife wielding is used with these nouns: ↑thug …   Collocations dictionary

  • all-wielding — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Claw (video game) — Claw Developer(s) Takarajimasha Publisher(s) Monolith Productions, Wizard Works Engin …   Wikipedia

  • Twelve Swords of Power — Doomgiver redirects here. For the Imperial Star Destroyer in the Star Wars expanded universe see Doomgiver (Star Wars). The Twelve Swords of Power, Swords of Power, or swords featured in the epic Fred Saberhagen sci fi/fantasy series, Books of… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Dynasty Warriors characters — There have been 48 playable characters in the Dynasty Warriors series as of the release of Dynasty Warriors 5; however, Dynasty Warriors 7 is has over 60 playable characters. Most of the characters were real figures from the Three Kingdoms era of …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”