held

See also: Held

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛld/

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• Rhymes: -ɛld

Verb

held

1. simple past and past participle of hold

Derived terms

• land-held

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse heill (“omen, happiness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛld/, [hɛlˀ]

Noun

held n (singular definite heldet, not used in plural form)

1. luck, fortune

Synonyms

• lykketræf
• lykke
• succes

Antonyms

• uheld

Related terms

• heldig
• heldigvis
• held i uheld
• held og lykke

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch helet (“hero, man, warrior”), from Old Dutch helt (“man”), from Proto-Germanic *haliþaz (“man, hero”), further etymology unknown.

Cognate with Old English hæleþ (English health), Old High German helid (German Held), West Frisian held, Old Norse halr, hǫlðr (Norwegian hold).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlt

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Noun

held m (plural helden, diminutive heldje n)

1. hero

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛlt/

  Rhymes: -ɛlt

Verb

held

1. first-person singular present indicative of halda

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

held

1. (deprecated template usage) present tense of halda

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *haliþaz (“man, hero”), further etymology unknown.

Noun

held c (plural helden, diminutive heldsje)

1. hero

Derived terms

• heldinne

Further reading

• “held”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011