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
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helper
Declension
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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