healdan

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to keep watch over (cattle etc.)
  • to hold fast, to grasp
  • to contain
  • to possess
  • (intransitive) to maintain one’s position against an enemy

Etymology

Inherited from *haldan inherited from Proto-Germanic *haldaną (look after, hold, watch, tend, keep, herd).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*haldaną

Gloss

look after, hold, watch, tend, keep, herd

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

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