beholde

English

Verb

beholde

1. Obsolete spelling of behold.

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Danish

Etymology

After Middle Low German beholden, from Old Saxon bihaldan, from Proto-Germanic *bihaldaną (“to hold with, keep”). Equivalent to be- +‎ holde (“to hold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b̥eˈhʌlˀə]

Verb

beholde (imperative behold, infinitive at beholde, present tense beholder, past tense beholdt, perfect tense har beholdt)

1. keep

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

be- +‎ holde, after Middle Low German beholden, from Old Saxon bihaldan, from Proto-Germanic *bihaldaną (“to keep”).

Verb

beholde (imperative behold, present tense beholder, passive beholdes, simple past and past participle beholdt, present participle beholdende)

1. to keep, retain

See also

• behalda, behalde (Nynorsk)

References

• “beholde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.