geweald

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġewald

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gawald; equivalent to ġe- +‎ weald, derived from wealdan (“to control”). Cognate with Old High German giwalt (whence modern German Gewalt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈwæ͜ɑld/, [jeˈwæ͜ɑɫd]

Noun

ġeweald n

1. control
2. power
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"

     Se feorða leahtor is ira þæt is on englisc weamodnyss. Seo deð þæt se man nah his modes ġeweald and macað manslihtas and mycele yfelu.

     The fourth sin is Ira, that is in English, Anger; it causeth that a man have no power over his mind, and bringeth about manslaughters and many evils.

Declension

Declension of geweald (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġeweald	ġeweald
accusative	ġeweald	ġeweald
genitive	ġewealdes	ġewealda
dative	ġewealde	ġewealdum

Derived terms

• ġewealdleþer

Descendants

• Middle English: geweald, ȝeweald, iwald, iweld
  • English: wald