valdyti

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *walˀdā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁dʰh₁-, from *h₂welh₁- (to rule), compare Latvian vàldît, see also Proto-Slavic *volděti.

Verb

valdýti (third-person present tense valdo, third-person past tense valdė)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to rule
  2. (transitive) to control

Derived terms

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