'eldWiktionary See also: eld, -eld, and eld. Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.3 Anagrams Etymology A representation of the pronunciation of held by a speaker whose dialect lacks the voiceless glottal fricative or transition ([h]). Verb 'eld Pronunciation spelling of held. simple past tense and past participle of 'old Anagrams DLE, Del, Del., EDL, LDE, LED, del, del., led, μLED