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Old English · verb

helan

Normalised hēlan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxeː.lɑn/
[ˈheː.lɑn]
Syllables
ˈxeː · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
helecalumniateconcealdefameheel

helan1 · verb

Senses

  1. to calumniate, slander

  2. to defame

Conjugation

Conjugation of helan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hēlehēlde
2nd singular hēlesthēlsthēldest
3rd singular hēleþhēlþhēlde
Plural hēlaþhēldon
Subjunctive
Singular hēlehēlde
Plural hēlenhēlden
Non-finite forms of helan
Form
Infinitive hēlan
Inflected infinitive hēlenne
Imperative singular hēl
Imperative plural hēlaþ
Present participle hēlende
Past participle hēledġehēled

helan2 · verb

Senses

  1. to hide, conceal

Conjugation

Conjugation of helan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular helehæl
2nd singular hilesthilsthǣle
3rd singular hileþhilþhæl
Plural helaþhǣlon
Subjunctive
Singular helehǣle
Plural helenhǣlen
Non-finite forms of helan
Form
Infinitive helan
Inflected infinitive helenne
Imperative singular hel
Imperative plural helaþ
Present participle helende
Past participle holenġeholen

All forms (34)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hōlijan, from Proto-Germanic *hōlijaną, From Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁l-, *keh₁l- (“to beguile, deceive”). See also Old High German huolēn, huolan; and Old Norse hœla. Compare hōlian, and hōl (etymology 2).

From Proto-West Germanic *helan, from Proto-Germanic *helaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, conceal”). Cognate with Old Frisian hela, Old Saxon helan, Dutch helen, Old High German helan (German hehlen); and with Latin cēlō, Ancient Greek καλύπω (kalúpō, “to hide”). Compare helian, hulu, hol.

Descendants

heel, hele

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