forholden

Middle English

verb

Definitions

to detain, hold up, impede
to retain

Etymology

Inherited from Old English forhealdan (defile, rebel against, pollute, abuse, fall away from, withhold, misuse, let go, forsake) affix from Middle English holden.

Origin

Middle English

holden

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

forhold English
hold English
verhalten German
forholde Norwegian Bokmål
forhealdan Old English
healdan Old English
holden Middle English
forhold Danish
vorholden Middle Low German
forholden Scots
unforholden Scots

holden