upholden

== English == === Etymology === up- +‎ holden === Verb === upholden (archaic) past participle of uphold == Middle English == === Alternative forms === up halde, uphold, upholde, up-holde up halden (Early Middle English) uphald, up-halde (Northern) === Etymology === From up- +‎ holden; compare Middle Dutch ophouden, Middle Low German upholden, Middle High German ûfhalten. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /upˈhɔ̝ːldən/ (Northern) IPA(key): /upˈhaːld/ === Verb === upholden (third-person singular simple present upholdeth, present participle upholdynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative upheld, past participle upholden) To hold up; to keep aloft or upright. To support or sustain; to provide help to or for: To subsidise or pay for; to give money to maintain. (rare) To complete or bring about (an intent) (rare) To resist; to defend against. (rare) To confirm an assertion or claim. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: uphold Middle Scots: uphald, uphalde Scots: uphaud, up-haud ==== References ==== “uphōlden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.