forholden
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
forholden
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English forhealdan. Akin to Middle Low German vorholden (“to detain”); equivalent to for- + holden.
Verb[edit]
forholden (third-person singular simple present forholdeþ, present participle forholdende, simple past forheld, past participle forholden)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of forholden (strong class 7)
infinitive | (to) forholden, forholde | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | forholde | forheld | |
2nd-person singular | forholdest | forhelde, forheld | |
3rd-person singular | forholdeth, forholt | forheld | |
subjunctive singular | forholde | forhelde1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | forholden, forholde | forhelden, forhelde | |
imperative plural | forholdeth, forholde | — | |
participles | forholdynge, forholdende | forholden, forholde, yforholden, yforholde |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
- English: forhold