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English
Noun
holde
- Archaic spelling of hold.
Verb
holde
- Archaic spelling of hold.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną, cognate with Swedish hålla, English hold, German halten, Dutch houden.
Pronunciation
Verb
holde (imperative hold, infinitive at holde, present tense holder, past tense holdt, perfect tense har holdt)
- to hold
- to keep
- to last
- to stop
Conjugation
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
holde
- inflection of hollen:
- singular past indicative
- (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
holde
- inflection of hold:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Middle English
Adjective
holde
- inflection of hold:
- plural
- adverbial
Noun
holde
- fidelity
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Inherited from Danish holde, from Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
holde (imperative hold, present tense holder, passive holdes, simple past and past participle holdt, present participle holdende)
- to hold
- to tolerate, to withstand
- to keep
- å holde vakt ― to keep watch
- å holde varmen ― to keep warm
- to be doing + på
Jeg holder på å lære meg norsk.- I am learning Norwegian.
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