Wealdan

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Old English

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Etymology

From Germanic *walt-. Cognate with Old Saxon waldan, Old High German waltan (German walten), Old Norse valda (Swedish vålla), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽.

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Pronunciation

IPA: /wæaldan/

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Verb

wealdan (class VII strong: 3 singular present wielt, 3 singular preterite wēold, preterite plural wēoldon, past participle wealden)

  1. to rule, manage, control, wield
    He weoldon wælstowe. They commanded the field. (Beowulf)
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Descendants

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