haldan

Estonian

Verb

haldan

1. first-person singular present indicative of haldama

Gothic

Romanization

haldan

1. Romanization of 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Verb

haldan

1. to hold, to keep

Inflection

Conjugation of haldan (strong class 7)

infinitive	haldan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	haldu	hielt
2nd person singular	haldis, haldist	hieldi
3rd person singular	haldit	hielt
1st person plural	haldon	hieldun
2nd person plural	haldet	hieldut
3rd person plural	haldunt	hieldun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	halde	hieldi
2nd person singular	haldes, haldest	hieldis, hieldist
3rd person singular	halde	hieldi
1st person plural	halden	hieldin
2nd person plural	haldet	hieldit
3rd person plural	haldent	hieldint
imperative	present
singular	halt
plural	haldet
participle	present	past
	haldandi	gehaldon

Derived terms

• bihaldan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: houden, halden, holden
  • Dutch: houden
    • Afrikaans: hou
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: hau
    • Negerhollands: hou, how
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: how, ow
    • → Antillean Creole: béc aou (Martinique)
  • Limburgish: haaje

Further reading

• “haldan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑl.dɑn/, [ˈhɑɫ.dɑn]

Verb

haldan (Anglian)

1. Alternative form of healdan

Conjugation

Conjugation of haldan (strong class 6)

infinitive	haldan	haldonne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	halde	hōld
second person singular	hælst, hæltst	hōlde
third person singular	hælt	hōld
plural	haldaþ	hōldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	halde	hōlde
plural	halden	hōlden
imperative
singular	hald
plural	haldaþ
participle	present	past
	haldende	(ġe)hælden, (ġe)halden

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Akin to Old Dutch haldan, Old English healdan, Old Frisian halda, Old High German haltan, Old Norse halda, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (haldan).

Verb

haldan

1. to hold

Conjugation

Conjugation of haldan (strong class 7)

infinitive	haldan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	haldu	hēld
2nd person singular	heldis	hēldi
3rd person singular	heldid	hēld
plural	haldad	hēldun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	halde	hēldi
2nd person singular	haldes	hēldis
3rd person singular	halde	hēldi
plural	halden	hēldin
imperative	present
singular	hald
plural	haldad
participle	present	past
	haldandi	gihaldan, haldan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: halden, hōlden
  • Low German: hallen (Paderbornisch); holen, holden, hollen, hooln
  • Plautdietsch: hoolen