"Unhold" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʊnˌhɔlt/ Audio: De-Unhold.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German unholde, from Old High German unholdo, from Proto-West Germanic *unholþō, from Proto-Germanic *unhulþô. The regional sense “rascal” is chiefly from Low German (Middle Low German unholt). It is possible that the word was influenced here by unrelated holden (“to hold”), thus with the notion of “somone unheld, ungovernable”. Compare the synonym Unband. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|unholde}} Middle High German unholde, {{inh|de|goh|unholdo}} Old High German unholdo, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*unholþō}} Proto-West Germanic *unholþō, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*unhulþô}} Proto-Germanic *unhulþô, {{der|de|gml|unholt}} Middle Low German unholt, {{m|gml|holden|t=to hold}} holden (“to hold”), {{m|de|Unband}} Unband Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Unhold m (strong, genitive Unholdes or Unholds, plural Unholde) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Unholdes [genitive], Unholds [genitive], Unholde [plural], strong [table-tags], Unhold [nominative, singular], Unholde [definite, nominative, plural], Unholdes [genitive, singular], Unholds [genitive, singular], Unholde [definite, genitive, plural], Unhold [dative, singular], Unholde [dative, singular], Unholden [dative, definite, plural], Unhold [accusative, singular], Unholde [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (archaic, popular mythology) a fiend, monster, evil sprite Tags: archaic, common, masculine, strong Categories (topical): Mythology Related terms: unhold
    Sense id: en-Unhold-de-noun-XsJrbJF6 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (regional, now especially Switzerland) a thug, felon, especially a sex offender Tags: Switzerland, especially, masculine, regional, strong
    Sense id: en-Unhold-de-noun-JpTrtWYC Categories (other): Regional German, Switzerland German, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 22 74 4
  3. (regional, parts of northern and western Germany, mild or humorous) a rascal, especially a child or animal that causes one trouble Tags: masculine, regional, strong
    Sense id: en-Unhold-de-noun-5ee5UmrX Categories (other): Regional German

Inflected forms

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