I gen halda

Old Swedish Dictionary - i gen halda

Meaning of Old Swedish word "i gen halda" in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

i gen halda
vara återhållsam, försaka. then som byghinnar falla i armodh oc ey är alstings fallen, hanom är mindre blygd at i gen halda (absinere) än alstings falla Ber 288. Jfr halda i gen.

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁ:ᚵᚽᚿ:ᚼᛆᛚᚦᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Works and authors cited:

Ber
Helige Bernhards Skrifter. Utg. af H. Wieselgren. 1866.
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