wieldy

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwiːldi/
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• Received-Pronunciation: [ˈwɪəldɪ]
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• General-American: /ˈwildi/
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From Middle English weeldy, weldy (“agile, vigorous; of a shield: easy or satisfying to wield”), from welden (“to govern, preside over, reign, rule; to command, control, dominate; to dwell, reside; to accomplish, bring about; to overcome, prevail; to handle (a tool, weapon, etc.), use”). By surface analysis, wield + y. Compare also Old English ġewielde (“controlling, dominant”), from Proto-West Germanic *waldī, from Proto-Germanic *waldiz (“manageable; powerful”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h2welh1- (“to rule; powerful, strong”). Later uses of sense 2 (“capable of being easily wielded”) are likely a back-formation from unwieldy.

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: удобен (udoben) — capable of being easily wielded or managed — see also handy
• Bulgarian: лесен за боравене (lesen za boravene) — capable of being easily wielded or managed — see also handy
• Catalan: manejable — capable of being easily wielded or managed — see also handy
• Czech: šikovný — capable of being easily wielded or managed — see also handy
• Italian: gestibile — capable of being easily wielded or managed — see also handy
• Italian: maneggevole — capable of being easily wielded or managed — see also handy
• Polish: poręczny — capable of being easily wielded or managed — see also handy
• Welsh: dygadwy — capable of being easily wielded or managed — see also handy
• Welsh: llywodraethol — capable of being easily wielded or managed — see also handy