haldinn

Icelandic

Etymology

Past participle of halda (“to hold”).

Adjective

haldinn

  1. held
    Litla stúlkan er þungt haldin eftir slysið.
    The little girl is seriously ill after the accident.
    Hún var haldin skemmdarfýsn á hennar yngri árum.
    She was vandalous in her younger years.

Derived terms
  • vel haldinn (well treated)
  • þungt haldinn (seriously ill)
  • haldinn af djöfli (possessed)
  • heilu og höldnu
  • vera haldinn heimþrá (to be homesick)
  • vera haldinn skemmdarfýsn (to have vandalistic tendencies, to be vandalous)
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