heild

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

heild f (genitive singular heildar, nominative plural heildir)

  1. whole, entirety

Declension

  • heill (whole, complete; healthy)

Middle Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Early Scots helen, helien, from Old English helan (to conceal, cover, hide, strong verb) and helian (to conceal, cover, hide, weak verb), from Proto-West Germanic *helan, from Proto-Germanic *helaną (to conceal, stash, receive stolen goods) and Proto-Germanic *haljaną (to hull, conceal); both from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (to hide).

Verb

heild

  1. to cover, conceal

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