Borrowed from Middle Low German helen. Cognate of Danish hæle, German hehlen, Dutch helen (“to fence”). Doublet of hölja.
häla (present hälar, preterite hälade, supine hälat, imperative häla)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | häla | hälas | ||
Supine | hälat | hälats | ||
Imperative | häla | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | hälen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | hälar | hälade | hälas | hälades |
Ind. plural1 | häla | hälade | hälas | hälades |
Subjunctive2 | häle | hälade | häles | hälades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | hälande | |||
Past participle | hälad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |