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healdan

(v.)

to keep watch overkeep in chargeto keepto watch overkeepgovernrulea king to keepguardto watchto defendpreserveto holdtakearrestto have hold ofto holdto holdto hold upto maintainsupportupholdmanageto holdbearconductto behaveto handletreatdeal withto holdto holdto have possessionto holdoccupyan officea positionto holdto remain into retaindetainto keepto detainto keepto keepto keep oneselfremainto holdkeep togethercontinueto maintainkeepto performkeep watchto keepto keep unbrokeninviolateto keepto constraincompelrestrainstopto restrain oneselfrefrainto entertainto keep in mindrememberregardto hold asto holdto proceedmove onto continuego on withto go on

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Th. i. 168, 23: 402, 1. to keep back from action, restrain, stop Hí heóldon heora eáran (continuerunt aures suas, Acts 7, 57), Hml. Th. i. 46, 33. Heald þíne handa, Hml. S. 13. 256. Nǽnig monn mæhte hine temma ł halda (domare), Mk.