Modern English–Old English dictionary
Old English translation of the English word hold
| English | English (Old English) (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (hang onto; retain; keep; maintain; have) | healdan | |
🔗 He held it at arm’s length. | ||
| (occupy; take; engage; fill; involve) | abysgian | |
🔗 A successful strike southwards would make Russia’s defence of parts of Cherson it still holds untenable. | ||
| (be quiet; be silent) | ||
🔗 There were angry shouts for Cenn to hold his tongue. | ||
stronghold (fortification; fort; fortress; reenforcement) | burg ; burh ; fæsten ; geweorc | |
| English | English (Old English) |
|---|---|
| hold | ⇆ behealdan; ⇆ geagan; ⇆ gehealdan; ⇆ habban; ⇆ hafenian; ⇆ healdan; ⇆ warian |
| hold out | ⇆ healdan; ⇆ þolian |
| household | ⇆ hired; ⇆ hiwan |