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Danish
Etymology
for- + holde, from Middle Low German vorholden.
Verb
forholde (imperative forhold, infinitive at forholde, present tense forholder, past tense forholdt, perfect tense forholdt)
- to forhold, withhold (improperly), keep from (not tell someone)
- (reflexive) to behave, conduct oneself
- (reflexive, used with til) to relate to
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German vorholden and German verhalten.
Verb
forholde (imperative forhold, present tense forholder, passive forholdes, simple past and past participle forholdt, present participle forholdende)
- to forhold, withhold (improperly), keep from (not tell someone)
- forholde seg (reflexive) to behave, conduct oneself, to keep (taus / silent etc.)
- forholde seg til: to relate to
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