æthealdan

Old English

Etymology

From æt- +‎ healdan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ætˈxæ͜ɑl.dɑn/, [ætˈhæ͜ɑɫ.dɑn]

Verb

æthealdan

1. to withhold

Conjugation

Conjugation of æthealdan (strong class 7)

infinitive	æthealdan	æthealdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	æthealde	æthēold
second person singular	æthielst, æthieltst	æthēolde
third person singular	æthielt	æthēold
plural	æthealdaþ	æthēoldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	æthealde	æthēolde
plural	æthealden	æthēolden
imperative
singular	ætheald
plural	æthealdaþ
participle	present	past
	æthealdende	æthealden

Descendants

• Middle English: athalden, atholden

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “æthealdan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.