Old English · adjective
heald
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /xæ͜ɑld/[hæ͜ɑɫd]
- Syllables
- xæ͜ɑld (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- holdinclinedguardianshipbentrule
heald1 · adjective
Senses
-
bent, inclined
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | heald | heald | heald |
| Accusative | healdne | healde | heald |
| Genitive | healdes | healdre | healdes |
| Dative | healdum | healdre | healdum |
| Instrumental | healde | healdre | healde |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | healde | healdahealde | heald |
| Accusative | healde | healdahealde | heald |
| Genitive | healdra | healdra | healdra |
| Dative | healdum | healdum | healdum |
| Instrumental | healdum | healdum | healdum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | healda | healde | healde |
| Accusative | healdan | healdan | healde |
| Genitive | healdan | healdan | healdan |
| Dative | healdan | healdan | healdan |
| Instrumental | healdan | healdan | healdan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | healdan | healdan | healdan |
| Accusative | healdan | healdan | healdan |
| Genitive | healdrahealdena | healdrahealdena | healdrahealdena |
| Dative | healdum | healdum | healdum |
| Instrumental | healdum | healdum | healdum |
heald2 · noun · neuter
Senses
-
hold, guardianship, protection, rule
Declension · strong a-stem
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *halþ, from Proto-Germanic *halþaz.
From or related to Proto-Germanic *hulþaz (“bent, inclined”). Distantly related to Etymology 2 below.
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