haltan

See also: hält an

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• haltn (Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German halten, from Old High German haltan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną (“to hold, keep”). Cognate with German halten, English hold.

Verb

haltan (strong class 7 , auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni)

1. to hold
2. to keep
3. to retain, maintain

Derived terms

• haltan 's bóart
• haltan aan
• haltan au
• haltan vrüubel
• haltan héerte
• haltan porsùa

Related terms

• haltar

References

• “haltan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haldan, akin to Old Saxon and Old Dutch haldan, Old English healdan, Old Norse halda, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (haldan).

Verb

haltan

1. to hold

Conjugation

Conjugation of haltan (strong class 7)

infinitive	haltan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	haltu, halto	hialt
2nd person singular	haltis, haltist	hialti
3rd person singular	haltit	hialt
1st person plural	haltem, haltemēs	hialtum, hialtumēs
2nd person plural	haltet	hialtut
3rd person plural	haltant	hialtun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	halte	hialti
2nd person singular	haltēs, haltēst	hialtīs, hialtīst
3rd person singular	halte	hialti
1st person plural	haltēm, haltemēs	hialtīm, hialtīmēs
2nd person plural	haltēt	hialtīt
3rd person plural	haltēn	hialtīn
imperative	present
singular	halt
plural	haltet
participle	present	past
	haltanti	gihaltan

Descendants

• Middle High German: halten
  • Bavarian: hoiten
  • Cimbrian: haltan, haltn (Luserna)
  • German: halten
  • Luxembourgish: halen
  • Yiddish: האַלטן (haltn)