halda v (acc/dat) (heldur; hélt, héldu, haldið )
A. (acc)
1. (~ veislu, fund, námskeið osfr) hold (a party, meeting), give (a lecture, speech, concert)
2. (telja) think, believe
hann heldur að hún sé vitlaus
he thinks (that) she is crazy
B. (dat)
1. (hafa tak á) hold
~ e-u föstu
hold firmly on to sth
2. (breyta ekki) maintain
~ stefnu
stick to a course
3. (hafa áfram) keep
4. (fara) travel, go, continue
~ áfram ferðinni
continue one's journey
C. refl
1. go on
þetta hefur haldist lengi
it has been like that for a long time
2.
~st í hendur
hold hands
3.
mér helst uppi að gera það
I get away with it
4.
~st við
stick it out
D. pp
vel haldinn
well treated
þungt haldinn
seriously ill
haldinn af djöfli
possessed
E. phrases
~ á e-u
hold sth, carry sth
~ áfram
carry on, keep on going
~ e-u eftir
retain sth
~ sig frá e-u
keep away from sth
~ e-u fram
maintain sth
~ fram hjá e-m
cheat on sby, have extra-marital relations
~ fyrir e-ð
keep sth covered
~ í e-ð
hold onto sth, cling to sth
~ í við e-n
keep up with sby
~ með e-m
side with sby
~ e-m niðri
keep sby down
~ saman
keep together
~ sér saman
keep silent
~ til e-s staðar
stay somewhere
~ sér til
preen oneself, dress up
~ undan
retreat
~ upp á e-ð
celebrate sth
~ upp á e-n
think the world of sby
~ e-m uppi
support sby
~ e-ð út
endure sth
~ við e-n
have an affair with sby
~ e-u við
maintain sth, keep sth in repair, keep sth up
~ sér við e-ð
stick to sth
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