haldinn

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaltɪn(ː)/

Participle

haldinn

1. past participle of halda (“to hold”)

Adjective

haldinn (not comparable)

1. held

   Litla stúlkan er þungt haldin eftir slysið.

   The little girl is seriously ill after the accident.

   Hún var haldin skemmdarfýsn á hennar yngri árum.

   She was vandalous in her younger years.

Declension

positive forms of haldinn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	haldinn	haldin	haldið
	accusative	haldinn	haldna
	dative	höldnum	haldinni	höldnu
	genitive	haldins	haldinnar	haldins
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	haldnir	haldnar	haldin
	accusative	haldna
	dative	höldnum
	genitive	haldinna
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	haldni	haldna	haldna
	acc/dat/gen	haldna	höldnu
	plural (all-case)	höldnu

Derived terms

• vanhaldinn (“someone underfed, a violated contract”)
• vel haldinn (“well treated”)
• þungt haldinn (“seriously ill”)
• heilu og höldnu
• vera haldinn heimþrá (“to be homesick”)
• vera haldinn skemmdarfýsn (“to have vandalistic tendencies, to be vandalous”)

Old Norse

Etymology

Past participle of halda.

Participle

haldinn

1. held, past participle of halda
2. in such and such a state
3. satisfied with

   heilu ok hǫldnu

   safe and sound

Declension

    Strong declension of haldinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	haldinn	haldin	haldit
accusative	haldinn	haldna	haldit
dative	hǫldnum	haldinni	hǫldnu
genitive	haldins	haldinnar	haldins
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	haldnir	haldnar	haldin
accusative	haldna	haldnar	haldin
dative	hǫldnum	hǫldnum	hǫldnum
genitive	haldinna	haldinna	haldinna

    Weak declension of haldinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	haldni	haldna	haldna
accusative	haldna	hǫldnu	haldna
dative	haldna	hǫldnu	haldna
genitive	haldna	hǫldnu	haldna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hǫldnu	hǫldnu	hǫldnu
accusative	hǫldnu	hǫldnu	hǫldnu
dative	hǫldnum	hǫldnum	hǫldnum
genitive	hǫldnu	hǫldnu	hǫldnu

Derived terms

• fornhaldinn (“held since ancient times”)

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “haldinn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive