haltn

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German halten, from Old High German haltan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną (“to hold, keep”). Cognate with German halten, English hold.

Verb

haltn (Luserna)

  1. to hold
  2. to keep, retain

References
  • “haltn” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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