Halda

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

halda Old Icelandic word can mean:

halda

(held; hélt, héldum; haldinn), v.

halda

I. with dat.

halda

1) to hold fast (Gunnarr var kyrr svá at honum hélt einn maðr);

halda

to keep back, restrain (Hrafn fekk eigi haldit henni heima);

halda

2) to withhold (héldu bœndrgjaldinu);

halda

3) to keep, retain (þú skalt jafhan þessu sæti ~);

halda

to preserve (~ virðingu sinni, lífi ok limum);

halda

~ vöku sinni, to keep oneself awake;

halda

4) to hold, keep one’s stock;

halda

also ellipt. (vetr var illr ok héldu menn illa);

halda

5) phrases, ~ njósnum, to keep watch, to spy (= ~ njósnum til um e-t);

halda

~ (hendi) fyrir auga, to hold (the hand) before the eyes, shade the eyes;

halda

~ hendi yfir e-m, to protect one;

halda

6) to hold, stand, steer, ellipt., þeir héldu aptr (held back again) um haustit;

halda

þeir héldu út eptir fírði, they stood out the firth;

halda

~ heim, to steer homewards;

halda

7) to graze, put in the field (~ fé til haga);

halda

8) impers. to continue, last (hélt því lengi um vetrinn);

halda

II. with acc.

halda

1) to hold in possession, a fief, land, estate (þeir héldu alla hina beztu staði með sjónum);

halda

2) to hold, keep, observe, a feast, holiday (í hvers minning heldr þú þenna. dag?);

halda

3) to keep (~ orð sín, eið, sættir, frið);

halda

to observe (~ guðs lög ok landsins);

halda

4) to uphold, maintain, support (~ vini sína, ~ e-n til ríkis);

halda

5) ~ sik, to comport oneself (kunna ~ sik með hófi);

halda

~ sik ríkmannliga, to fare sumptuously;

halda

~ sik aptr af e-u, to abstain from;

halda

6) to hold, consider, deem (hón hélt engan hans jafningja);

halda

7) to hold, keep up;

halda

~ varnir, to keep up a defence;

halda

~ vörð, to keep watch;

halda

8) to hold, compel, bind (heldr mik þá ekki til útanferðar);

halda

þó heldr þik várkunn til at leita á, thou hast some excuse for trying;

halda

III. with preps.:

halda

~ á e-u, to hold, wield in the hand (~ á sverði);

halda

to hold to a thing, go on with it, be busy about (~ á drykkju, á ferð sinni, á sýslu);

halda

~ e-t af e-m, to hold (land, office) from or of one (þeir er höfðu haldið land af Danakonungi);

halda

~ mikit af e-m, to make much of one;

halda

~ eptir e-m, to pursue one;

halda

~ e-u eptir, to keep back;

halda

~ sik frá e-u, to keep oneself back from, refrain from;

halda

~ e-u fram, to uphold, support;

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~ e-u fyrir e-u, to withhold from one;

halda

to protect against (héldu engar grindr fénu fyrir birninum);

halda

~ e-n fyrir e-t, to hold, consider one to be so and so (síðan hélt konungr Erling fyrir tryggvan vin);

halda

~ í e-t, to hold fast, grasp (þú skalt ~ í hurðarhringinn);

halda

~ til e-s, to be the cause of, be conducive to;

halda

heldr þar margt til þess, there are many reasons for this;

halda

hélt til þess (conduced to it) góðgirni hans;

halda

~ til e-s, to be bent on, fond of (~ mjök til skarts, til gleði);

halda

~ til jafns við e-n, to bear up against one, to be a match for one;

halda

~ um e-t, to grasp with the hand (= ~ hendi um e-t);

halda

~ barni undir skírn, to hold at baptism;

halda

~ e-u upp, to hold aloft, lift (~ upp höndum);

halda

~ upp árum, to hold up the oars, cease pulling;

halda

to uphold, maintain, support (~ upp hofum, kristninni);

halda

to keep going (~ upp bardaga);

halda

to discharge (~ upp kostnaði, bótum);

halda

~ upp bœnum fyrir e-m, to pray for one;

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~ e-u við, to maintain a thing;

halda

~ við e-m, to stand against (hvar sem harm kom fram, hélt ekki við honum);

halda

impers. to be on the point of;

halda

hélt þá við atgöngu (acc.), they were near coming to fight;

halda

heldr nú við hót, it is little short of threats;

halda

IV. refl., ~st.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛚᛏᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary
• Old Swedish - K.F Söderwall's Dictionary