beholde

== English == === Verb === beholde (third-person singular simple present beholdes, present participle beholding, simple past behelde, past participle behelde or beholden) Obsolete spelling of behold. == Danish == === Etymology === Equivalent to be- +‎ holde (“to hold”). After Middle Low German beholden, from Old Saxon bihaldan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [b̥eˈhʌlˀə] === Verb === beholde (imperative behold, infinitive at beholde, present tense beholder, past tense beholdt, perfect tense beholdt) to keep, retain, maintain Synonym: holde Antonym: forære ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== beholdning === References === “beholde” in Den Danske Ordbog “beholde” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== beholde alternative form of biholden (“to behold”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== beholde alternative form of biholden (“beholden”) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === be- +‎ holde, after Middle Low German beholden, from Old Saxon bihaldan. === Verb === beholde (imperative behold, present tense beholder, passive beholdes, simple past and past participle beholdt, present participle beholdende) to keep, retain === See also === behalda, behalde (Nynorsk) === References === “beholde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.