Definition of Wield. Meaning of Wield. Synonyms of Wield

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Wield. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Wield and, of course, Wield synonyms and on the right images related to the word Wield.

Definition of Wield

Wield
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.] 1. To govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge; also, to possess. [Obs.] When a strong armed man keepeth his house, all things that he wieldeth ben in peace. --Wyclif (Luke xi. 21). Wile [ne will] ye wield gold neither silver ne money in your girdles. --Wyclif (Matt. x. 9.) 2. To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to sway. The famous orators . . . whose resistless eloquence Wielded at will that fierce democraty. --Milton. Her newborn power was wielded from the first by unprincipled and ambitions men. --De Quincey. 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. Base Hungarian wight! wilt thou the spigot wield! --Shak. Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed. --Milton. Nothing but the influence of a civilized power could induce a savage to wield a spade. --S. S. Smith. To wield the scepter, to govern with supreme command.

Meaning of Wield from wikipedia

- Look up Wield or wield in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wield is a civil parish in the East Hampshire district, in the county of Hampshire, England...
- The Western Institute for Endangered Language Do****entation, or WIELD, is a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the do****entation...
- Dual wielding is the technique of using two weapons, one in each hand, for training or combat. It is not a common combat practice. Although historical...
- who first became known from the internet viral video "Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker", which featured him recounting a crime he witnessed while hitchhiking...
- Upper Wield is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Wield. It is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west of Alton...
- Dallinghoo Wield is a former civil parish 1 mile (1.6 km) from Dallinghoo village, now in the parish of Dallinghoo, in the East Suffolk district, in the...
- Thomas William Wield (20 December 1885–18 April 1963) was an English professional footballer who made 131 appearances in the Football League playing for...
- White Gold Wielder is a fantasy novel by American writer Stephen R. Donaldson, the final book of the second trilogy of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant...
- Lower Wield is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Wield. It is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) west of the...
- Wielding a Red Sword is a fantasy novel by Piers Anthony. It is the fourth of eight books in the Incarnations of Immortality series. Mym, an Indian prince...