helan
See also: Hélán
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helan
- accusative singular of hela
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helan
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Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *helan, from Proto-Germanic *helaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, conceal”).
Cognate with Old Frisian hela, Old Saxon helan, Dutch helen, Old High German helan (German hehlen); and with Latin cēlō, Ancient Greek καλύπω (kalúpō, “I hide”). Compare helian, hulu, hol.
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helan
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Conjugation of helan (strong class 4)
| infinitive | helan | helenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | hele | hæl |
| second person singular | hilest, hilst | hǣle |
| third person singular | hileþ, hilþ | hæl |
| plural | helaþ | hǣlon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | hele | hǣle |
| plural | helen | hǣlen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | hel | |
| plural | helaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| helende | (ġe)holen | |
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Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *hōlijan, from Proto-Germanic *hōlijaną, From Proto-Indo-European *kēl-, *ḱēl- (“invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole, deceive”).
See also Old High German huolēn, huolan; and Old Norse hœla. Compare hōlian, and hōl (etymology 2).
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hēlan
- to calumniate, slander
- to defame
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Conjugation of hēlan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | hēlan | hēlenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | hēle | hēlde |
| second person singular | hēlest, hēlst | hēldest |
| third person singular | hēleþ, hēlþ | hēlde |
| plural | hēlaþ | hēldon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | hēle | hēlde |
| plural | hēlen | hēlden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | hēl | |
| plural | hēlaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| hēlende | (ġe)hēled | |
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Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *helan.
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helan
- to hide
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Conjugation of helan (strong class 4)
| infinitive | helan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | hilu | hal |
| 2nd person singular | hilis | hāli |
| 3rd person singular | hilid | hal |
| plural | helad | hālun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | hele | hāli |
| 2nd person singular | heles | hālis |
| 3rd person singular | hele | hāli |
| plural | helen | hālin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | hel | |
| plural | helad | |
| participle | present | past |
| hilandi | giholan, holan | |