helden

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See also: Helden

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

helden

  1. plural of held

Verb

helden

  1. inflection of hellen:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *helden, from Proto-West Germanic *halþijan.

Verb

helden

  1. to incline, to lean

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive helden
3rd sg. past —
3rd pl. past —
Past participle —
Infinitive helden
In genitive heldens
In dative heldene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular helde —
2nd singular helts, heldes —
3rd singular helt, heldet —
1st plural helden —
2nd plural helt, heldet —
3rd plural helden —
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular helde —
2nd singular helts, heldes —
3rd singular helde —
1st plural helden —
2nd plural helt, heldet —
3rd plural helden —
Imperative Present
Singular helt, helde
Plural helt, heldet
Present Past
Participle heldende —

Descendants

  • Dutch: hellen
  • Limburgish: hèlle

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English hieldan, from Proto-West Germanic *halþijan, from Proto-Germanic *halþijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈheːldən/, /ˈhɛːldən/

Verb

helden

  1. (transitive) to pour, to pour out (something)
  2. (transitive) to shed, give forth, distribute out
  3. (intransitive) to pour forth
    • a. 1450, The Creation and the Fall of Lucifer in The York Plays, as recorded c. 1463–1477 in British Museum MS. Additional 35290:
      My blyssyng o ble sall be blendyng, / And heldand fro harme to be hyndande, / My body in blys ay abydande / Vne[n]dande withoutyn any endyng.
      The blessing of my countenance will be a suffusing, / And, where it pours forth, will shield from harm, / My body forever abiding in bliss, / Unending without any ending.
  4. (transitive) to bend (something), especially to bend or push down; to bow, to incline (something)
  5. (intransitive or reflexive) to bow, to stoop, to lean, to incline oneself (+ on: to lean on)
  6. (intransitive) to incline figuratively, to have an inclination or affection (+ to: to (doing something) or for (someone))
  7. (intransitive) to yield, to give way
  8. (intransitive with to or transitive) to submit to, to obey (a person, command, desire, etc.)
  9. (intransitive) to fall, to go down
    • a. 1450, The Creation and the Fall of Lucifer in The York Plays, as recorded c. 1463–1477 in British Museum MS. Additional 35290:
      Fra heuen are we heledande on all hande, / To wo are we weendande, I warande.
      We are falling from heaven on all sides; / We are heading for woe, I warrant.
  10. (intransitive, of ships) to sink
  11. (intransitive, of the sun) to set
  12. (intransitive, of terrain) to slope downward, to fall away
  13. (intransitive) to decline, to deteriorate, to fade
  14. (intransitive) to move, to go

Conjugation

Conjugation of helden (weak in -ed/-de)
infinitive (to) helden, helde
present tense past tense
1st-person singular helde helded, helde
2nd-person singular heldest heldedest, heldest
3rd-person singular heldeth, helt helded, helde
subjunctive singular helde
imperative singular —
plural1 helden, helde, helt heldeden, heldede, helden, helde
imperative plural heldeth, helde —
participles heldynge, heldende helded, held, yhalden, yholden, yheld

1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

References

West Frisian

Noun

helden

  1. plural of held
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