mishold

English

verb

Definitions

(transitive) To hold wrongly, badly, or amiss; lose hold (of); abuse; neglect.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English misholden inherited from Old English mishealdan (neglect, not to keep, slight, be careless) prefix from English hold (game won by the server, hold an opinion, deem).

Origin

English

hold

Gloss

game won by the server, hold an opinion, deem

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

ahold English
anchorhold English
behold English
breathhold English
chokehold English
commonhold English
copyhold English
fiefhold English
fingerhold English
foothold English
forehold English
forhold English
handhold English
hold English
holdable English
holdase English
holdback English
holder English
holdest English
holdeth English
holdfast English
holdless English
holdoff English
holdout English
household English
inhold English
landhold English
leasehold English
leghold English
lifehold English
mini-hold English
offhold English
onhold English
outhold English
overhold English
pinhold English
resthold English
roothold English
shorthold English
stokehold English
stranglehold English
stronghold English
throttlehold English
toehold English
underhold English
unhold English
uphold English
windhold English
withhold English
mishealdan Old English
holden Middle English
misholden Middle English
holim Tok Pisin