"hold" meaning in Old English

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Adjective

IPA: /xold/, [hoɫd]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *hulþaz, a variant on a root meaning ‘lean, incline’ (compare Old English heald, hieldan). Cognates include Old Frisian hold, Old Saxon hold, Old High German hold (German hold), Old Norse hollr (Danish huld, Swedish huld), Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍃 (hulþs). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*hulþaz}} Proto-Germanic *hulþaz, {{cog|ang|heald}} Old English heald, {{m|ang|hieldan}} hieldan, {{cog|ofs|hold}} Old Frisian hold, {{cog|osx|hold}} Old Saxon hold, {{cog|goh|hold}} Old High German hold, {{cog|de|hold}} German hold, {{cog|non|hollr}} Old Norse hollr, {{cog|da|huld}} Danish huld, {{cog|sv|huld}} Swedish huld, {{cog|got|𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍃}} Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍃 (hulþs) Head templates: {{ang-adj||holdra|holdost}} hold (comparative holdra, superlative holdost) Inflection templates: {{ang-adecl|hold}} Forms: holdra [comparative], holdost [superlative], strong [table-tags], hold [masculine, nominative, singular], hold [feminine, nominative, singular], hold [neuter, nominative, singular], holdne [accusative, masculine, singular], holde [accusative, feminine, singular], hold [accusative, neuter, singular], holdes [genitive, masculine, singular], holdre [feminine, genitive, singular], holdes [genitive, neuter, singular], holdum [dative, masculine, singular], holdre [dative, feminine, singular], holdum [dative, neuter, singular], holde [instrumental, masculine, singular], holdre [feminine, instrumental, singular], holde [instrumental, neuter, singular], holde [masculine, nominative, plural], holda [feminine, nominative, plural], holde [feminine, nominative, plural], hold [neuter, nominative, plural], holde [accusative, masculine, plural], holda [accusative, feminine, plural], holde [accusative, feminine, plural], hold [accusative, neuter, plural], holdra [genitive, masculine, plural], holdra [feminine, genitive, plural], holdra [genitive, neuter, plural], holdum [dative, masculine, plural], holdum [dative, feminine, plural], holdum [dative, neuter, plural], holdum [instrumental, masculine, plural], holdum [feminine, instrumental, plural], holdum [instrumental, neuter, plural], weak [table-tags], holda [masculine, nominative, singular], holde [feminine, nominative, singular], holde [neuter, nominative, singular], holdan [accusative, masculine, singular], holdan [accusative, feminine, singular], holde [accusative, neuter, singular], holdan [genitive, masculine, singular], holdan [feminine, genitive, singular], holdan [genitive, neuter, singular], holdan [dative, masculine, singular], holdan [dative, feminine, singular], holdan [dative, neuter, singular], holdan [instrumental, masculine, singular], holdan [feminine, instrumental, singular], holdan [instrumental, neuter, singular], holdan [masculine, nominative, plural], holdan [feminine, nominative, plural], holdan [neuter, nominative, plural], holdan [accusative, masculine, plural], holdan [accusative, feminine, plural], holdan [accusative, neuter, plural], holdra [genitive, masculine, plural], holdena [genitive, masculine, plural], holdra [feminine, genitive, plural], holdena [feminine, genitive, plural], holdra [genitive, neuter, plural], holdena [genitive, neuter, plural], holdum [dative, masculine, plural], holdum [dative, feminine, plural], holdum [dative, neuter, plural], holdum [instrumental, masculine, plural], holdum [feminine, instrumental, plural], holdum [instrumental, neuter, plural]
  1. gracious, loyal, kind Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-hold-ang-adj-WD6Y79fT Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 49 8 43
  2. friendly Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-hold-ang-adj-TESKQG3N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /xold/, [hoɫd]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *huldą, from Proto-Indo-European *kol-, *kwol-. Cognates include Old Norse hold (“flesh”) (Icelandic hold, Swedish hull), and (from Indo-European) Old Irish colainn, Welsh celain. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*huldą}} Proto-Germanic *huldą, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*kol-}} Proto-Indo-European *kol-, {{m|ine-pro|*kwol-}} *kwol-, {{cog|non|hold||flesh}} Old Norse hold (“flesh”), {{cog|is|hold}} Icelandic hold, {{cog|sv|hull}} Swedish hull, {{cog|sga|colainn}} Old Irish colainn, {{cog|cy|celain}} Welsh celain Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|hold|||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} hold n (nominative plural hold), {{ang-noun|n|hold}} hold n (nominative plural hold) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|hold}}, {{ang-decl-noun|hold|hold|hold|hold|holdes|holda|holde|holdum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: hold [nominative, plural], strong [table-tags], hold [nominative, singular], hold [nominative, plural], hold [accusative, singular], hold [accusative, plural], holdes [genitive, singular], holda [genitive, plural], holde [dative, singular], holdum [dative, plural]
  1. dead body; carcass Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-hold-ang-noun-B61K9O0K Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 49 8 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hold meaning in Old English (11.8kB)

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      "form": "holde",
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          "english": "Like greedy ravens when they see a corpse.",
          "text": "Swā swā grǣdiġe ræmmas ðār ðār hī hold ġesēoþ.",
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      "form": "holdre",
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    {
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "holdra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "holdena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "holdra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "holdena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "holdra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "holdena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "holdum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "holdum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "holdum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "holdum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "holdum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "holdum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "holdra",
        "3": "holdost"
      },
      "expansion": "hold (comparative holdra, superlative holdost)",
      "name": "ang-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hold"
      },
      "name": "ang-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "God is so gracious to mankind that he has appointed angels as our guardians.",
          "text": "Swā hold is God mancynne ðæt he hæfþ ġeset his englas us to hyrdum.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gracious, loyal, kind"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gracious",
          "gracious"
        ],
        [
          "loyal",
          "loyal"
        ],
        [
          "kind",
          "kind"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "...and promised that he would be friendly to them all...",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"Saint Maur, Abbot\"\n...and behēt þæt hē wolde him hold bēon eallum...",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "friendly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "friendly",
          "friendly"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-dative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/xold/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hoɫd]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hold"
}

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