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unhold

un-hold′

(ŭn-hōld′)
,
Verb.
T.
[1st pref.
un-
+
hold
.]
To cease to hold; to unhand; to release.
[Obs.]
Otway.

Definition 2024

Unhold

Unhold

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German

Noun

Unhold m ‎(genitive Unholds, plural Unholde)

  1. monster
  2. fiend

Declension

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unhold

unhold

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English

Verb

unhold ‎(third-person singular simple present unholds, present participle unholding, simple past and past participle unheld)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To unhand, release from one's grasp, let go of.

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • unholde

Etymology

From Old English unhold, equivalent to un- +‎ hold ‎(“gracious”).

Adjective

unhold

  1. unfriendly; hostile

Etymology

From Middle High German unholde, from Old High German unholdo, from Proto-Germanic *unhulþô.

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