gewealdan

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *gawaldan,

Verb

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ġewealdan

  1. to rule (+ genitive, dative, or accusative)
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost"
      Uespasianus hatte se casere, ðe on ðam dagum ġewēold ealles middangeardes cynedomes.
      Vespasian the emperor was called, who in those days ruled the kingdom of the whole world.

Conjugation

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