German

Noun

Held m ‎(genitive Helden, plural Helden, feminine Heldin)

1. hero
2. protagonist

Declension

Derived terms

• heldenhaft
• Revolverheld

Luxembourgish

Noun

Held m ‎(plural Helden)

1. hero

Related terms

• Heldin f

English

Verb

held

1. simple past tense and past participle of hold

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse heill ‎(“omen, happiness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛld/, [hɛlˀ]

Noun

held n (singular definite heldet, not used in plural form)

1. luck, fortune

Synonyms

• lykketræf
• lykke
• succes

Antonyms

• uheld

Related terms

• heldig
• heldigvis
• held i uheld
• held og lykke

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlt

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haliþaz ‎(“man, hero”), further etymology unknown.

Cognate with Old English hæleþ, Old High German helid (German Held), West Frisian held, Old Norse halr, hǫlðr (Norwegian hold).

Noun

held m ‎(plural helden, diminutive heldje n)

1. hero

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛlt/

  Rhymes: -ɛlt

Verb

held

1. first-person singular present indicative of halda

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

held

1. present tense of halda and halde

West Frisian

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *haliþa ‎(“man, hero”), further etymology unknown.

Cognate with Old English hæleþ, Old High German helid (German Held), Dutch held, Old Norse halr, hǫlðr (Norwegian hold). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek κελωρ ‎(kelōr), Tocharian B kālyśke ‎(“boy”).

Noun

held c ‎(plural helden)

1. hero