heilen
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German heilen, from Old High German heilen, from Proto-West Germanic *hailijan (“to heal, make whole, save”). See there for more cognates.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
heilen (weak, third-person singular present heilt, past tense heilte, past participle geheilt, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (transitive) to heal (an injury, sickness, etc.) [auxiliary haben]
- Die Zeit heilt alle Wunden.
- Time heals all wounds.
- (intransitive) to become healed [auxiliary sein]
- Die Verletzungen heilen schnell.
- The injuries are healing quickly.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | heilen | ||||
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present participle | heilend | ||||
past participle | geheilt | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich heile | wir heilen | i | ich heile | wir heilen |
du heilst | ihr heilt | du heilest | ihr heilet | ||
er heilt | sie heilen | er heile | sie heilen | ||
preterite | ich heilte | wir heilten | ii | ich heilte1 | wir heilten1 |
du heiltest | ihr heiltet | du heiltest1 | ihr heiltet1 | ||
er heilte | sie heilten | er heilte1 | sie heilten1 | ||
imperative | heil (du) heile (du) |
heilt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Further reading edit
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From heil + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
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heilen
Descendants edit
References edit
- “heilen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
heilen
- Alternative form of helen (“to heal”)