haltan

See also: hält an

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German halten, from Old High German haltan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną (“to hold, keep”). Cognate with German halten, English hold.

Verb

haltan (strong class 7 , auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni)

  1. to hold
  2. to keep
  3. to retain, maintain

Derived terms

References
  • “haltan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haldan, akin to Old Saxon and Old Dutch haldan, Old English healdan, Old Norse halda, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (haldan).

Verb

haltan

  1. to hold

Conjugation
Conjugation of haltan (strong class 7)
infinitive haltan
indicative present past
1st person singular haltu hialt
2nd person singular haltis hialti
3rd person singular haltit hialt
1st person plural haltem, haltemes hialtum, hialtumes
2nd person plural haltet hialtut
3rd person plural haltant hialtun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular halte hialti
2nd person singular haltes hialtis
3rd person singular halte hialti
1st person plural haltem, haltemes hialtim, hialtimes
2nd person plural haltet hialtit
3rd person plural halten hialtin
imperative present
singular halt
plural haltet
participle present past
haltanti gihaltan

Descendants
  • Middle High German: halten
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