Old English · verb
behealdan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class VII
- IPA
- /beˈxæ͜ɑl.dɑn/[beˈhæ͜ɑɫ.dɑn]
- Syllables
- be · ˈxæ͜ɑl · dɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- beholdenbeholdretainoccupy
Meaning
-
to hold, occupy, retain
-
to do, perform
-
to look upon, behold
Mīne ġebroðra, behealdað ēowere ðēawas, and ġif ġē ġȳt Godes wyrhtan sind, sċeawiað.
My brothers, behold your conduct, and examine if you are yet God's workers.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | behealde | behēold |
| 2nd singular | behielstbehieltst | behēolde |
| 3rd singular | behielt | behēold |
| Plural | behealdaþ | behēoldon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | behealde | behēolde |
| Plural | behealden | behēolden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | behealdan |
| Inflected infinitive | behealdenne |
| Imperative singular | beheald |
| Imperative plural | behealdaþ |
| Present participle | behealdende |
| Past participle | behealden |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bihaldan (“to hold with, keep”). Equivalent to be- + healdan.
Descendants
behold, beholden
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