Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Brought to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea, and thereby held steady.
Etymology tree English a- Proto-Germanic *haldaną Proto-West Germanic *haldan Old English healdan Middle English holden English hold English ahold From a- (“on”) + hold.
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