Old English · proper noun
Hælend
Normalised Hǣlend
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong nd-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxæː.lend/[ˈhæː.lend]
- Syllables
- ˈxæː · lend (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- jesus
Meaning
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Jesus
c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 19:19
Pilate wrote an inscription and placed it over the cross. It read, THIS IS JESUS OF NAZARETH, KING OF THE JEWS.
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From hǣlend (“savior”). Cognate with Old Saxon hēliand, Old High German heilant.
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