West Frisian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Frisian bihalda, from Proto-West Germanic *bihaldan.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

behâlde

  1. to keep

Conjugation edit

Strong
infinitive behâlde
3rd singular past behold
past participle beholden
infinitive behâlde
long infinitive behâlden
gerund behâlden n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular behâld behold
2nd singular behâldst beholdst
3rd singular behâldt behold
plural behâlde beholden
imperative behâld
participles behâldend beholden

Further reading edit

  • behâlde”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011