Unhold

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German unholde, from Old High German unholdo, from Proto-West Germanic *unholþō, from Proto-Germanic *unhulþô. The regional sense “rascal” is chiefly from Low German (Middle Low German unholt). It is possible that the word was influenced here by unrelated holden (“to hold”), thus with the notion of “someone unheld, ungovernable”. Compare the synonym Unband. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌhɔlt/ === Noun === Unhold m (strong, genitive Unholdes or Unholds, plural Unholde) (archaic, popular mythology) a fiend, monster, evil sprite (regional, now especially Switzerland) a thug, felon, especially a sex offender (regional, parts of northern and western Germany, mild or humorous) a rascal, especially a child or animal that causes one trouble Na, du alter Unhold, wie geht’s? ― So, you old rascal, what’s up? ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== unhold