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hilding

Meaningto hold

Common meaning: person regarded as contemptible, in archaic use

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhealdan‘to hold’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishhinderlingsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto hold → person regarded as contemptible, in archaic usehilding‘person regarded as contemptible, in archaic use’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English healdan ‘to hold’.

Roots

  • healdan Old English “keep or grasp”

Related words

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