forhealdan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to keep or hold back (something), withhold, disregard, neglect; hold away
- to hold wrongly, not to keep in good condition
Etymology
Prefix from Old English healdan (hold, retain, grasp).
Origin
Old English
healdan
Gloss
hold, retain, grasp
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- forhold English
- halten German
- verhalten German
- *haldaną Proto-Germanic
- anhealdan Old English
- behealdan Old English
- gehealdan Old English
- healdan Old English
- oferhealdan Old English
- ofhealdan Old English
- ymbhealdan Old English
- æthealdan Old English
- forholden Middle English
- holden Middle English
- *haldan gmw-pro
- vorholden Middle Low German
- unforholden Scots