Definition of "hald" [hald]

• An obsolete or dialectal (Scotch) form of hold. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The "hald" service is required but not currently running."
• "My, your souces are good on a non event of in incident two months ago - ive been hald a dozen times since, joked with the security officer concerned, having had my apology to her acceted long ago."
• "The largest has a 1 cup measure for its upper hald and a 3/4 cup measure for its lower one."