eldertongue

Old English · verb

hielfan

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

Meaning

  1. to halve, bisect

Conjugation

Conjugation of hielfan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hielfehielfde
2nd singular hielfesthielfsthielfdest
3rd singular hielfeþhielfþhielfde
Plural hielfaþhielfdon
Subjunctive
Singular hielfehielfde
Plural hielfenhielfden
Non-finite forms of hielfan
Form
Infinitive hielfan
Inflected infinitive hielfenne
Imperative singular hielf
Imperative plural hielfaþ
Present participle hielfende
Past participle hielfedġehielfed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *halbijan.

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