haldinn

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Icelandic

Etymology

Past participle of halda (to hold).

Pronunciation

Adjective

haldinn

  1. held
    Litla stúlkan er þungt haldin eftir slysið.
    The little girl is seriously ill after the accident.
    Hún var haldin skemmdarfýsn á hennar yngri árum.
    She was vandalous in her younger years.

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

Past participle of halda.

Participle

haldinn

  1. held, past participle of halda
  2. in such and such a state
  3. satisfied with
    heilu ok hǫldnu
    safe and sound

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • haldinn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press