From Proto-Germanic *helpaną, whence also Old English helpan, Old Frisian helpa, Old Saxon helpan, Old High German helfan, Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐍀𐌰𐌽 (hilpan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp-.
hjalpa (singular past indicative halp, plural past indicative hulpu, past participle holpinn)
| infinitive | hjalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | hjalpandi | |
| past participle | holpinn | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | help | halp |
| 2nd-person singular | helpr | halpt |
| 3rd-person singular | helpr | halp |
| 1st-person plural | hjǫlpum | hulpum |
| 2nd-person plural | hjalpið | hulpuð |
| 3rd-person plural | hjalpa | hulpu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hjalpa | hylpa |
| 2nd-person singular | hjalpir | hylpir |
| 3rd-person singular | hjalpi | hylpi |
| 1st-person plural | hjalpim | hylpim |
| 2nd-person plural | hjalpið | hylpið |
| 3rd-person plural | hjalpi | hylpi |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | hjalp | |
| 1st-person plural | hjǫlpum | |
| 2nd-person plural | hjalpið | |
| infinitive | hjalpask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | hjalpandisk | |
| past participle | holpizk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hjǫlpumk | hulpumk |
| 2nd-person singular | helpsk | halpzk |
| 3rd-person singular | helpsk | halpsk |
| 1st-person plural | hjǫlpumsk | hulpumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | hjalpizk | hulpuzk |
| 3rd-person plural | hjalpask | hulpusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hjǫlpumk | hylpumk |
| 2nd-person singular | hjalpisk | hylpisk |
| 3rd-person singular | hjalpisk | hylpisk |
| 1st-person plural | hjalpimsk | hylpimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | hjalpizk | hylpizk |
| 3rd-person plural | hjalpisk | hylpisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | hjalpsk | |
| 1st-person plural | hjǫlpumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | hjalpizk | |