häla
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German helen. Cognate of Danish hæle, German hehlen, Dutch helen (“to fence”). Doublet of hölja.
Verb edit
häla (present hälar, preterite hälade, supine hälat, imperative häla)
- (Southern) hide, conceal
- (nonstandard) fence (sell or receive stolen goods)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of häla (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | häla | hälas | ||
Supine | hälat | hälats | ||
Imperative | häla | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | hälen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | hälar | hälade | hälas | hälades |
Ind. plural1 | häla | hälade | hälas | hälades |
Subjunctive2 | häle | hälade | häles | hälades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | hälande | |||
Past participle | hälad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- häla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- hölja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)