forholden

English

Verb

forholden

1. past participle of forhold

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)

1. to detain, hold up, impede
2. to retain

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	forheld
subjunctive singular	forholde	forhelde1
imperative singular		—
plural2	forholden, forholde	forhelden, forhelde
imperative plural	forholdeth, forholde	—
participles	forholdynge, forholdende	forholden, forholde, yforholden, yforholde

¹ Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
² Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: forhold