Halda

halda

vb (VII)[w dat] to hold; keep, retain; halda undan fly, flee; halda sveit hold command over a troop; halda upp hold up; halda við [e-m] stand or hold against [sth]; haldask mid hold out, last, remain in force [such as a judgement]

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

• - Long branch (Danish):ᚼᛅᛚᛏᛅ
• - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᚽᛆᛚᛐᛆ