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Middle English
Etymology
From un- + helpen.
Pronunciation
Verb
unhelpen
- To hinder; to prevent help.
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) unhelpen
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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unhelpe
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unholp, unhelped
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| 2nd-person singular
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unhelpest
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unholpe, unholp, unhelpedest
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| 3rd-person singular
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unhelpeth
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unholp, unhelped
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| subjunctive singular
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unhelpe
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unholpe1, unhelped1
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| imperative singular
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| plural2
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unhelpen, unhelpe
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unholpen, unholpe, unhelpeden, unhelpede
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| imperative plural
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unhelpeth, unhelpe
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| participles
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unhelpynge, unhelpende
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unholpen, unholpe, unhelped
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1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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