hold
Meaning
- (dated,literary,predicative) affectionate, devoted, loyal
- (archaic,humorous,poetic) gracious, graceful, comely, dainty
Concepts
of use
Synonyms
bezauberend
zugeneigt
eine Augenweide
ein erfreulicher Anblick
voller Anmut
auf jemandes Seite sein
gut aussehend
liebenswürtig
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hɔlt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German holt, from Old High German hold, from Proto-Germanic *hulþaz. Cognates include Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍃 (hulþs, “clement”) and Old Norse hollr ( > Danish huld).
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