No. 111 in Icelandic
haldið
The Icelandic word "haldið" is the past participle of "halda," meaning "held" or "kept" in English.
In a sentence
Haldið áfram með vinnuna.
Continue with the work.
Here, 'haldið' is used in the verb form meaning 'continue' in the imperative plural form, applying to a group of people being instructed to proceed.
Hefurðu haldið ræðu áður?
Have you ever given a speech before?
In this sentence, 'haldið' is the past participle form of the verb 'halda', used to form a question in perfect tense about the action of giving a speech.
Haldið fjölinni fast.
Hold the board tightly.
In this context, 'haldið' is an imperative plural form of the verb 'halda', here meaning 'hold', instructing a group of people to grasp or hold onto an object.
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