behealdan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • behaldan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bihaldan (to hold with, keep). Equivalent to be- + healdan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈxæ͜ɑl.dɑn/, [beˈhæ͜ɑɫ.dɑn]

Verb

behealdan

  1. to hold, occupy, retain
  2. to do, perform
  3. to look upon, behold

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: beholden
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