Wield

wēld, v.t. to use with full command: to manage: to use.— adj. Wiel′dable , capable of being wielded.— ns. Wiel′der ; Wiel′dine .— adjs. Wield′le ( Spens. ), not capable of being wielded, unmanageable; Wiel′dy , capable of being wielded: manageable: dexterous, active.— Wield the sceptre , to have supreme command or control. [A.S. geweldan — weald an ; Goth. wald an , Ger. walten .]