Unhold

Etymology
From, from , from , from.

The regional sense “rascal” is chiefly from Low German. It is possible that the word was influenced here by unrelated, thus with the notion of “someone unheld, ungovernable”. Compare the synonym.

Noun

 * 1)  a fiend, monster, evil sprite
 * 2)  a thug, felon, especially a sex offender
 * 3)  a rascal, especially a child or animal that causes one trouble