haldinn
Icelandic
Etymology
Past participle of halda (“to hold”).
Adjective
haldinn
- 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)