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

Conjugation of helden (weak)
infinitive base form helden
genitive heldens
dative heldene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular helde — helde —
2nd person singular helts, heldes — helts, heldes —
3rd person singular helt, heldet — helde —
1st person plural helden — helden —
2nd person plural helt, heldet — helt, heldet —
3rd person plural helden — helden —
imperative
singular helt, helde
plural helt, heldet
present past
participle heldende —

Descendants

  • Dutch: hellen
  • Limburgish: hèlle

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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 / Vnedande 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 helded, helde
subjunctive singular helde
imperative singular —
plural1 helden, helde heldeden, heldede, helden, helde
imperative plural heldeth, helde —
participles heldynge, heldende helded, held, yheld

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

Descendants
References

Etymology 2

Noun

helden

  1. plural of helde (“slope, hill”)

West Frisian

Noun

helden

  1. plural of held
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