holde

English

Noun

holde

1. Archaic spelling of hold.

Verb

holde

1. Archaic spelling of hold.

Anagrams

• Hodel, d-hole, dhole, holed

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Verb

holde (imperative hold, infinitive at holde, present tense holder, past tense holdt, perfect tense har holdt)

1. to hold

Further reading

• “holde” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “holde,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

holde

1. (deprecated template usage) singular past indicative and subjunctive of hollen

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German

Adjective

holde

1. inflection of hold:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

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Middle English

Adjective

holde

1. inflection of hold:
   1. plural
   2. adverbial

Noun

holde

1. fidelity

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Verb

holde (imperative hold, present tense holder, passive holdes, simple past and past participle holdt, present participle holdende)

1. to hold
2. to tolerate, to withstand
3. to keep

   å holde vakt - to keep watch

   å holde varmen - to keep warm

4. to be doing + på

   Jeg holder på å lære meg norsk.

   I am learning Norwegian.

Derived terms

• beholde
• hemmeligholde
• holdbar
• holdeplass
• holder (noun)
• holdning
• håndholdt
• oppholde
• opprettholde
• overholde
• tviholde
• underholde
• velholdt

 

References

• “holde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.