wield

Who acts: It, men, appointed staff, staff, battles, knight · What happens: wield, be, use, seem, appoint, pass · To what, where: sword, tool, power, influence, axes, thicket

«wield» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: wield in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

To wield a sword, axe or tool is to hold it and use it.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 wield	mark
2	wield	wield	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 hold	advcl
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 sword	det
4	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wield	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 axe	punct
6	axe	axe	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sword	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 tool	cc
8	tool	tool	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sword	conj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 hold	cop
10	to	to	PART	_	11 hold	mark
11	hold	hold	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 hold	obj
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 use	cc
14	use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	11 hold	conj
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 use	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 hold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	wield	to-infinitive	a sword and axe or tool		vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Theme
2	is	present		hold property	tree rules
3	use	infinitive	tool		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

To wield power or influence is to have it and use it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 wield	mark
2	wield	wield	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 have	advcl
3	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wield	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 influence	cc
5	influence	influence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 power	conj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 have	cop
7	to	to	PART	_	8 have	mark
8	have	have	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 have	obj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 use	cc
11	use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	8 have	conj
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 use	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	wield	to-infinitive	power or influence		vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme
2	is	present		have property	tree rules
3	use	infinitive	influence		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Example 1

It seemed as when men wield upwards axes in a thicket of trees. (Writings PSA.74.5, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: It seemed as when men wield upwards axes in a thicket of trees.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 seemed	nsubj
2	seemed	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	as	as	SCONJ	_	6 wield	mark
4	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	6 wield	advmod
5	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 wield	nsubj
6	wield	wield	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 seemed	ccomp
7	upwards	upwards	ADV	_	6 wield	advmod
8	axes	ax	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 wield	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 thicket	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 thicket	det
11	thicket	thicket	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 wield	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 trees	case
13	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 thicket	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 seemed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seem	past	It						vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute
2	wield	present	men	axes		a thicket of trees		upwards property	vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ax=Theme

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.74.5, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	PSA.74.5	PSA.74.5	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.74.5	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.74.5	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

And in every place where the appointed staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps; and in battles of wielding will He fight with them. (Prophets ISA.30.32, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And in every place where the appointed staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps; and in battles of wielding will He fight with them.

The tree, 34 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	10 pass	cc
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 place	case
3	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	4 place	det
4	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 pass	obl
5	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	10 pass	advmod
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 staff	det
7	appointed	appoint	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 staff	amod
8	staff	staff	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 pass	nsubj
9	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 pass	aux
10	pass	pass	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 lay	punct
12	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 lay	nsubj
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 LORD	det
14	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 lay	nsubj
15	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16 lay	aux
16	lay	lay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 pass	conj
17	upon	upon	ADP	_	18 him	case
18	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 lay	obl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 tabrets	punct
20	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 tabrets	nsubj
21	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	24 tabrets	aux
22	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	24 tabrets	cop
23	with	with	ADP	_	24 tabrets	case
24	tabrets	tabret	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 lay	obl
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 harps	cc
26	harps	harp	NOUN	Number=Plur	24 tabrets	conj
27	;	;	PUNCT	_	35 fight	punct
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 battles	cc
29	in	in	ADP	_	30 battles	case
30	battles	battle	NOUN	Number=Plur	35 fight	nsubj
31	of	of	ADP	_	32 wielding	case
32	wielding	wielding	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 battles	nmod
33	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	35 fight	aux
34	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	35 fight	nsubj
35	fight	fight	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 pass	conj
36	with	with	ADP	_	37 them	case
37	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	35 fight	obl
38	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 pass	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	appoint	participle					vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	pass	shall	the appointed staff		every place		vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in place=Location
3	lay	shall				upon LORD	vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent upon he=Destination
4	is	shall	staff			with tabrets and harps	tree rules
5	fight	future	battles of wielding			with harps = harp	vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with they=Co-Agent
6	battle			wielding			nom battle «act transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.30.32, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	ISA.30.32	ISA.30.32	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ISA.30.32	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ISA.30.32	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 3

The knight wielded his shining sword.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 knight	det
2	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wielded	nsubj
3	wielded	wield	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 sword	nmod:poss
5	shining	shine	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 sword	amod
6	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wielded	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wielded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wield	past	the knight	knight's shining sword					vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Theme
2	shine	gerund							vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

The woodcutter wielded his axe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 woodcutter	det
2	woodcutter	woodcutter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wielded	nsubj
3	wielded	wield	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 axe	nmod:poss
5	axe	axe	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wielded	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wielded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wield	past	the woodcutter	woodcutter's axe					vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent axe=Theme

Example 5

The queen wields great power in the land.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 queen	det
2	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wields	nsubj
3	wields	wield	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 power	amod
5	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wields	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 land	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 land	det
8	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wields	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wields	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wield	present	the queen	great power		the land			vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme

Text: the Judaism dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wield/