helan

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Adjective

helan

  1. accusative singular of hela

Finnish

Noun

helan

  1. genitive singular of hela

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *helan, from Proto-Germanic *helaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, conceal”).

Cognate with Old Frisian hela, Old Saxon helan, Dutch helen, Old High German helan (German hehlen); and with Latin cēlō, Ancient Greek καλύπω (kalúpō, “I hide”). Compare helian, hulu, hol.

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Verb

helan

  1. to hide, conceal
Conjugation
Conjugation of helan (strong class 4)
infinitive helan helenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hele hæl
second person singular hilest, hilst hǣle
third person singular hileþ, hilþ hæl
plural helaþ hǣlon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hele hǣle
plural helen hǣlen
imperative
singular hel
plural helaþ
participle present past
helende (ġe)holen
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: helen, helien (merger with helian)

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *hōlijan, from Proto-Germanic *hōlijaną, From Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁l-, *keh₁l- (“to beguile, deceive”).

See also Old High German huolēn, huolan; and Old Norse hœla. Compare hōlian, and hōl (etymology 2).

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Verb

hēlan

  1. to calumniate, slander
  2. to defame
Conjugation
Conjugation of hēlan (weak class 1)
infinitive hēlan hēlenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hēle hēlde
second person singular hēlest, hēlst hēldest
third person singular hēleþ, hēlþ hēlde
plural hēlaþ hēldon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hēle hēlde
plural hēlen hēlden
imperative
singular hēl
plural hēlaþ
participle present past
hēlende (ġe)hēled
Derived terms

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *helan.

Verb

helan

  1. to hide

Conjugation

Conjugation of helan (strong class 4)
infinitive helan
indicative present past
1st person singular hilu hal
2nd person singular hilis hāli
3rd person singular hilid hal
plural helad hālun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular hele hāli
2nd person singular heles hālis
3rd person singular hele hāli
plural helen hālin
imperative present
singular hel
plural helad
participle present past
hilandi giholan, holan
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