Etymology

ahold

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Today it means: Brought to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea, and thereby held steady. Full definition →

English hold ← Middle English holden ← Old English healdan
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ahold · adverb1

  1. Englisha-
  2. Proto-Germanic*haldaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*haldan
  4. Old Englishhealdan
  5. Middle Englishholden
  6. Englishhold
  7. English todayahold

From a- (“on”) + hold.

ahold · noun2

From a + hold.

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