From Middle Dutch helden. The loss of the d occurred by reanalysis of the past tense form helde as consisting of hel-de rather than held-de.
hellen
| Conjugation of hellen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hellen | |||
| past singular | helde | |||
| past participle | geheld | |||
| infinitive | hellen | |||
| gerund | hellen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | hel | helde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | helt, hel2 | helde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | helt | helde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | helt | helde | ||
| 3rd person singular | helt | helde | ||
| plural | hellen | helden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | helle | helde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | hellen | helden | ||
| imperative sing. | hel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | helt | |||
| participles | hellend | geheld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
hellen
hellen (weak, third-person singular present hellt, past tense hellte, past participle gehellt, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | hellen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | hellend | ||||
| past participle | gehellt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich helle | wir hellen | i | ich helle | wir hellen |
| du hellst | ihr hellt | du hellest | ihr hellet | ||
| er hellt | sie hellen | er helle | sie hellen | ||
| preterite | ich hellte | wir hellten | ii | ich hellte1 | wir hellten1 |
| du helltest | ihr helltet | du helltest1 | ihr helltet1 | ||
| er hellte | sie hellten | er hellte1 | sie hellten1 | ||
| imperative | hell (du) helle (du) |
hellt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
hellen
From Old Dutch *hellan, from Proto-Germanic *hellaną.
hellen
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hellen | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | hellen | |
| In genitive | hellens | |
| In dative | hellene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | helle | — |
| 2nd singular | hels, helles | — |
| 3rd singular | helt, hellet | — |
| 1st plural | hellen | — |
| 2nd plural | helt, hellet | — |
| 3rd plural | hellen | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | helle | — |
| 2nd singular | hels, helles | — |
| 3rd singular | helle | — |
| 1st plural | hellen | — |
| 2nd plural | helt, hellet | — |
| 3rd plural | hellen | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | hel, helle | |
| Plural | helt, hellet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | hellende | — |
hellen m or f
hellen m (definite singular hellenen, indefinite plural hellenar, definite plural hellenane)
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn). Attested since 1822.
hellen c