Haldast

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

haldast Old Icelandic word can mean:

haldast

v. refl. to hold oneself, stay (mátti hann eigi þar ~);

haldast

to hold out, continue, last (hélzt vinátta með þeim);

haldast

to be kept safe and sound;

haldast

menn allir héldust (all hands were saved) ok svá fé;

haldast

to be valid, stand (engi má ~ dómr hans);

haldast

~ á, to pull one against another, wrestle, fight;

haldast

impers., e-m helzt vel (illa) á e-u, one has good (bad) luck with a thing (mér helzt lítt á sauðamönnum);

haldast

~ við, to stay, remain;

haldast

~ við e-m, to resist, make a stand against one (hélzt þá ekki við honum).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛚᛏᛅᛋᛏ