Faroese

Proper noun

Halda f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Halda: Halduson
• daughter of Halda: Haldudóttir

Declension

Czech

Noun

halda f

1. slag heap
2. (programming) heap (data structure made of trees)
3. (programming) heap (large pool of unused memory)

Synonyms

• (slag heap): výsypka f, odval m

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Verb

halda ‎(third person singular past indicative helt, third person plural past indicative hildu, supine hildið)

1. to hold
2. to think, to say

Conjugation

eg haldi, at ... - I think, that ...

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhalta/

  Rhymes: -alta

Verb

halda ‎(strong verb, third-person singular past indicative hélt, third-person plural past indicative héldu, supine haldið)

1. to hold
2. to think

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• halde

Etymology

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Verb

halda ‎(present tense held, past tense heldt, past participle halde, passive infinitive haldast, present participle haldande, imperative hald or haldt)

1. hold

   Kva held du på?

   What are you holding?

References

• “halda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• holda, halla

Etymology

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Verb

halda

1. to hold
2. to keep
3. to guard, defend

Conjugation

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Descendants

• Swedish: hålla