hieldan

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Old English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *halþijan, from Proto-Germanic *halþijaną (“to bend, incline, pour, empty”), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to tilt, tip, incline”).

Pronunciation

Verb

hieldan

  1. to incline, tilt, bend

Conjugation

Conjugation of hieldan (weak class 1)
infinitive hieldan hieldenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hielde hielde
second person singular hieldest, hielst, hieltst hieldest
third person singular hieldeþ, hielt hielde
plural hieldaþ hieldon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hielde hielde
plural hielden hielden
imperative
singular hield
plural hieldaþ
participle present past
hieldende (ġe)hielded

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