heilen

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German heilen, from Old High German heilen, from Proto-West Germanic *hailijan (to heal, make whole, save). See there for more cognates.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯lən/,

Verb

heilen (weak, third-person singular present heilt, past tense heilte, past participle geheilt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to heal (an injury, sickness, etc.)
    Die Zeit heilt alle Wunden.
    Time heals all wounds.
  2. (intransitive) to become healed
    Die Verletzungen heilen schnell.
    The injuries are healing quickly.

Conjugation

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • heilen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • heilen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • heilen” in Duden online
  • heilen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle English

Etymology 1

From heil +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

heilen

  1. to hail (greet someone with "hail!")
  2. to toast to someone
Descendants
  • English: hail
  • Scots: hail
  • Yola: haail

References

Etymology 2

Verb

heilen

  1. Alternative form of helen (to heal)