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Old English
Etymology
From hǣlend (“savior”). Cognate with Old Saxon hēliand, Old High German heilant.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hǣlend m
- Jesus
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 19:19
Pīlātus wrāt oferġewrit and sette ofer his rōde. Þǣr wæs on ġewriten, ÞIS IS SĒ NĀZARENESCA HǢLEND, IŪDĒA CYNING.- Pilate wrote an inscription and placed it over the cross. It read, THIS IS JESUS OF NAZARETH, KING OF THE JEWS.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 1:17
Ǣ wæs ġeseald þurh Mōȳsen, and ġiefu and sōþfæstnes is ġeworden þurh Hǣlend Crist.- The Law was given through Moses, grace and truth come through Jesus Christ.
Declension
Declension of Hælend (strong nd-stem)
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