All 15 Uses of
wield
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- The wish to wield it would be too great, for my strength.†
Chpt 1.2
- The figure lifted his arms and a light flashed from the staff that he wielded.†
Chpt 1.7
- Sauron can put fire to his evil uses, as he can all things, but these Riders do not love it, and fear those who wield it.†
Chpt 1.11
- The power of the ring had lengthened his years far beyond their span; but that power only the Great Rings wield.†
Chpt 2.2
- A great king and sorcerer he was of old, and now he wields a deadly fear.†
Chpt 2.2
- ' "Saruman," I said, standing away from him, "only one hand at a time can wield the One, and you know that well, so do not trouble to say we!†
Chpt 2.2
- Wielding it the Free Lords of the Free may surely defeat the Enemy.†
Chpt 2.2
- Its strength, Boromir, is too great for anyone to wield at will, save only those who have already a great power of their own.†
Chpt 2.2
- I will not take the Ring to wield it.
Chpt 2.2 *wield = use its power
- Mayhap the Sword-that-was-Broken may still stem the tide — if the hand that wields it has inherited not an heirloom only, but the sinews of the Kings of Men.†
Chpt 2.2
- But all that has been wrought by those who wield the Three will turn to their undoing, and their minds and hearts will become revealed to Sauron, if he regains the One.†
Chpt 2.2
- Beside them Gimli stood with his stout legs apart, wielding his dwarf-axe.†
Chpt 2.4
- His broad flat face was swart, his eyes were like coals, and his tongue was red; he wielded a great spear.†
Chpt 2.5
- I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor.†
Chpt 2.5
- Rich are the hours, though short they seem, in Caras Galadhon, where Galadriel wields the Elven-ring.†
Chpt 2.9
Definition:
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(wield) to have or useThe exact meaning of wield can depend upon its context. For example:
- "to wield an ax" -- to have it in hand
- "to wield power or influence" -- to have or exercise power or influence