behealdan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to hold, occupy, retain
- to do, perform
- to look upon, behold
Etymology
Derived from *bihaldan (keep, hold with) prefix from Old English healdan (hold, retain, grasp).
Origin
Old English
healdan
Gloss
hold, retain, grasp
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- behold English
- beholden English
- *haldaną Proto-Germanic
- anhealdan Old English
- forhealdan Old English
- gehealdan Old English
- healdan Old English
- oferhealdan Old English
- ofhealdan Old English
- ymbhealdan Old English
- æthealdan Old English
- beholden Middle English
- holden Middle English
- bihaltan Old High German
- *bihaldan gmw-pro
- *bihaldaną gmw-pro
- *haldan gmw-pro
- *bihaldan Old Dutch
- bihaldan Old Saxon
- bihalda Old Frisian