different between unhold vs unbold

English

Alternative forms

• un-hold

Etymology

From Middle English unholden, equivalent to un- +? hold.

Verb

unhold (third-person singular simple present unholds, present participle unholding, simple past unheld, past participle unheld or unholden)

1. (transitive) To unhand, release from one's grasp, let go of.
2. (transitive, telephony) To remove from a "hold" or "on hold" state.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• unholde

Etymology

From Old English unhold, from Proto-Germanic *unhulþaz.

Adjective

unhold

1. unfriendly; hostile

English

Etymology

From Middle English unbolde, unbald, from Old English unbeald (“unbold, unconfident, irresolute”), from Proto-Germanic *unbalþaz (“unbold”), equivalent to un- +? bold. Cognate with Old High German unbald (“discouraged”).

Verb

unbold (third-person singular simple present unbolds, present participle unbolding, simple past and past participle unbolded)

1. (typography, transitive) To change (text) from a bold typeface to a non-bolded typeface.

Adjective

unbold (not comparable)

1. (typography) Not bold.

Anagrams

• blound