האַלטן

Yiddish

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to hold
  • (intransitive) to stop
  • (followed by l) to be of the opinion that
  • (followed by l) to approve of, to be fond of
  • (followed by l) to believe in
  • (followed by l) to be about to

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German haltan (guard, beware, hold, stop) 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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