- healdan
- \healdan1 sv/t7, sv/i7 3rd pres híelt past héold/on ptp gehealden to hold, contain, hold fast, grasp, retain, possess, inhabit; curb, restrain, compel, control, rule, reign; keep, guard, preserve, foster, cherish, defend; withhold, detain, lock up; maintain, uphold, support; regard, observe, fulfill, do, practice, satisfy, pay; take care; celebrate, hold (festival); sv/i7 hold out, last; proceed, go; treat, behave to, bear oneself; keep in mind; ongéan \healdan resist; tó handa \healdan to hold (land) of another; þæt líf stíðlíce \healdan to observe a course of life strictly;
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.