overhold
overhold · overholds
The act or process of holding overThe act or process of holding over.
Meaning
1 sensesThe act or process of holding over.
Origin
From Middle English overholden, from Old English oferhealdan (“to overcome, overtake, holdFrom Middle English overholden, from Old English oferhealdan (“to overcome, overtake, hold over, delay to do, neglect”), from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”) + *haldaną (“to hold”), equivalent to over- + hold. Cognate with Dutch overhouden (“to hang on, hold over, save”), German überhalten (“to hold on to, keep”), Danish overholde (“to observe”).
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