eldertongue

Old English · noun

healm

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/xæ͜ɑlm/
[hæ͜ɑɫm]
Syllables
xæ͜ɑlm (1 syllable)
Modern English
halmhaulmgrassstubblehelmstalkstraw

Meaning

  1. the stalk of a plant or grass

  2. straw; hay; stubble

Declension

Declension of healm
SingularPlural
Nominative healmhealm
Accusative healmhealm
Genitive healmeshealma
Dative healmehealmum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *halm, from Proto-Germanic *halmą, *halmaz.

Descendants

halm, haulm, helm

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