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Hielded vs Wielded - What's the difference?

hielded | wielded |

As verbs the difference between hielded and wielded

is that hielded is (hield) while wielded is (wield).

hielded

English

Verb

(head)
  • (hield)

    • hield

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) * (l), (l), (l), (l), (l) (obsolete)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) heelden, helden, from (etyl) hieldan, . See also (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To bend; incline; tilt (as a water-vessel or ship); heel.
  • To pour out; pour.
  • To throw; cast; put.
  • To bow; bend; incline; tilt or cant over.
  • To decline; sink; go down.
  • To yield; give way; surrender.
    • Related terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) held, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An inclination; a cant.
  • An incline; slope.
  • A decline; decrease; wane.
    • ----

    wielded

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (wield)

    • wield

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (label) To command, rule over; to possess or own.
  • *, Bk.V, Ch.7:
  • *:There was never kyng sauff myselff that welded evir such knyghtes.
  • (label) To control, to guide or manage.
  • *1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , V.10:
  • *:With such his chearefull speaches he doth wield / Her mind so well, that to his will she bends.
  • To handle with skill and ease, especially of a weapon or tool.
  • To exercise (authority or influence) effectively.

    • Anagrams

    * * English terms with homophones ----