Dominion, rule; (in later use) command, control. Also: possession.

figurative. Grasp, power. Obsolete.

In case; lest. Also with if.

Command, control; governance. Chiefly in at, in, on (one's) wield. Cf. phrases a and i-wald, n.

Governance, rule; power; (also) command. Cf. wield, v. 1. Obsolete.

A hill, down. Obsolete.

figurative. Firm or tenacious hold, grasp, or control; power, mastery (now esp. associated with the idea of oppression or irresistible force)…

figurative. Grasp, hold, control, grip. †Formerly common in plural.

figurative. Firm hold or control; possession, mastery.