Middle English word forholden comes from Old English healdan

Detailed word origin of forholden

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
healdan	Old English (ang)	(intransitive) to maintain one’s position against an enemy. To contain. To hold fast, to grasp. To keep watch over (cattle etc.). To possess.
forhealdan	Old English (ang)	To hold wrongly, not to keep in good condition.. To keep or hold back (something), withhold, disregard, neglect; hold away.
forholden	Middle English (enm)	To detain, hold up, impede. To retain.

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