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Old English · verb

healtian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈxæ͜ɑl.ti.ɑn/
[ˈhæ͜ɑɫ.ti.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈxæ͜ɑl · ti · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
haltlamelimp

Meaning

  1. to limp, be lame

  2. to halt

Conjugation

Conjugation of healtian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular healtiġehealtode
2nd singular healtasthealtodest
3rd singular healtaþhealtode
Plural healtiaþhealtodon
Subjunctive
Singular healtiġehealtode
Plural healtiġenhealtoden
Non-finite forms of healtian
Form
Infinitive healtian
Inflected infinitive healtienne
Imperative singular healta
Imperative plural healtiaþ
Present participle healtiende
Past participle healtodġehealtod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *haltōn, equivalent to healt (“limping”) + -ian (infinitive suffix)

Descendants

halt

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