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Old English · verb

hieldan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxi͜yl.dɑn/
[ˈhi͜yɫ.dɑn]
Syllables
ˈxi͜yl · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
hieldtiltheel

Meaning

  1. to incline, tilt, bend

Conjugation

Conjugation of hieldan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hieldehielde
2nd singular hieldesthielsthieltsthieldest
3rd singular hieldeþhielthielde
Plural hieldaþhieldon
Subjunctive
Singular hieldehielde
Plural hieldenhielden
Non-finite forms of hieldan
Form
Infinitive hieldan
Inflected infinitive hieldenne
Imperative singular hield
Imperative plural hieldaþ
Present participle hieldende
Past participle hieldedġehielded

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *halþijan, from Proto-Germanic *halþijaną (“to bend, incline, pour, empty”), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to tilt, tip, incline”).

Descendants

heel, hield

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