In a state of being held or maintained in position; in restraint or under control.
Middle English or Old English compound: a- (prefix meaning 'in' or 'on') plus hold. This archaic form survives mainly in nautical or historical contexts.
Athold is almost completely gone from English now, but it survives in old maritime logs and documents—sailors needed specific words for how their ships were held in place, and this was one of those technical terms that died with the era.
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