forholden
English
Middle English
Alternative forms
- forhealden, forhalden
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)
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, forholt | forheld | |
| subjunctive singular | forholde | forhelde1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | forholden, forholde | forhelden, forhelde | |
| imperative plural | forholdeth, forholde | — | |
| participles | forholdynge, forholdende | forholden, forholde, yforholden, yforholde | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: forhold
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