halda

Noun

halda f

1. slag heap
2. (programming) heap (data structure made of trees)
3. (programming) heap (large pool of unused memory)

Etymology

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Verb

halda (third person singular past indicative helt, third person plural past indicative hildu, supine hildið)

1. to hold
2. to think, to say

Etymology

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhalta/

  Rhymes: -alta

Verb

halda (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative hélt, third-person plural past indicative héldu, supine haldið)

1. to hold
2. to think

Alternative forms

• halde

Etymology

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną. Akin to English hold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hɑldɑ/

Verb

halda (present tense held, past tense heldt, past participle halde, passive infinitive haldast, present participle haldande, imperative hald or haldt)

1. to hold

   Kva held du på?

   What are you holding?

halda fram

1. to continue

halda seg

1. to endure, keep

   Kor lenge held denne mjølka seg?

   How long will this milk keep?

   Eg må på do. Eg klarer ikkje å halda meg lenger.

   I need the toilet. I can not keep it in any longer.

See also

• holde (Bokmål)

References

• “halda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Verb

halda (singular past indicative helt, plural past indicative heldu, past participle haldinn)

1. to hold

References

• halda in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Alternative forms

• holda, halla

Etymology

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Verb

halda

1. to hold
2. to keep
3. to guard, defend