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Old English · noun

helpere

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong ja-stem
IPA
/ˈxel.pe.re/
[ˈheɫ.pe.re]
Syllables
ˈxel · pe · re (3 syllables)
Modern English
helper

Meaning

  1. helper

Declension

Declension of helpere
SingularPlural
Nominative helperehelperas
Accusative helperehelperas
Genitive helpereshelpera
Dative helperehelperum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *helpārī, equivalent to help + -ere. Cognate with Old Frisian helpere, Old Saxon helpāri, helperi, Old High German helfāri. Compare also Old Norse hjalpari, hilpir (“helper”).

Descendants

helper

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