"Holda" meaning in Old High German

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Proper name

Etymology: From holda (“favor, grace”), cognate with Old English, Old High German, and German hold, English hold (“faithful, gracious”), Old High German huldī (“friendliness”), Old English hyldu (“grace, favor”) First attested in 839 Etymology templates: {{cog|ang,goh,de|hold}} Old English, Old High German, and German hold, {{cog|en|hold#Etymology_3|t=faithful, gracious}} English hold (“faithful, gracious”), {{cog|goh|huldī|t=friendliness}} Old High German huldī (“friendliness”), {{cog|ang|hyldu|t=grace, favor}} Old English hyldu (“grace, favor”), {{etydate/the|839}} 839, {{etydate|839}} First attested in 839 Head templates: {{head|goh|proper noun}} Holda
  1. (Swabia) a female given name Categories (topical): Old High German female given names, Old High German given names
    Sense id: en-Holda-goh-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Old High German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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    },
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      },
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  "etymology_text": "From holda (“favor, grace”), cognate with Old English, Old High German, and German hold, English hold (“faithful, gracious”), Old High German huldī (“friendliness”), Old English hyldu (“grace, favor”) First attested in 839",
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Download raw JSONL data for Holda meaning in Old High German (1.5kB)

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