handhaaf

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From Dutch handhaven, from Middle Dutch hanthaven, from Middle High German hanthaben, itself a calque from Old French maintenir, from Vulgar Latin manūteneō.

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handhaaf (present handhaaf, present participle handhawende, past participle gehandhaaf)

  1. (transitive) to enforce, to maintain, to uphold

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handhaaf

  1. inflection of handhaven:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative