As verbs the difference between held and weld

is that held is past tense of hold while weld is to bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately.

As a proper noun Weld is

{{surname|from=Old English}} possibly deriving from the Old English word for woodland. The family is mainly located in the Southern regions of England.

As a noun weld is

a herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye; dyer's broom; dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad.