gehælan

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gahailijan, from Proto-Germanic *gahailijaną; equivalent to ġe- +‎ hǣlan. Cognate with Old Saxon gihēlian, Old High German giheilen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gahailjan).

Pronunciation

Verb

ġehǣlan

  1. to heal
    • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5‎:
      Nǣfre lǣċecynn on folcstede findan meahte, þāra þe mid wyrtum wunde ġehǣlde,…
      I could never find physicians on a battlefield, who would heal a wound with herbs,…
  2. to cure
  3. to save
    ġehǣlan middanġeard
    to save the world
  4. to allay or remove anxiety
  5. to hail

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġehǣlan (weak class 1)
infinitive ġehǣlan ġehǣlenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġehǣle ġehǣlde
second person singular ġehǣlest, ġehǣlst ġehǣldest
third person singular ġehǣleþ, ġehǣlþ ġehǣlde
plural ġehǣlaþ ġehǣldon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġehǣle ġehǣlde
plural ġehǣlen ġehǣlden
imperative
singular ġehǣl
plural ġehǣlaþ
participle present past
ġehǣlende ġehǣled

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