forholden

English

Verb

forholden

  1. past participle of forhold

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English forhealdan. Akin to Middle Low German vorholden (“to detain”); equivalent to for- +‎ holden.

Verb

forholden (third-person singular simple present forholdeþ, present participle forholdende, simple past forheld, past participle forholden)

  1. to detain, hold up, impede
  2. to retain

Conjugation

Conjugation of forholden (strong class 7)
infinitive (to) forholden, forholde
present tense past tense
1st-person singular forholde forheld
2nd-person singular forholdest forhelde, forheld
3rd-person singular forholdeth forheld
subjunctive singular forholde forhelde1
imperative singular —
plural2 forholden, forholde forhelden, forhelde
imperative plural forholdeth, forholde —
participles forholdynge, forholdende forholden, forholde, yforholden, yforholde

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: forhold
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