Hælend
(Redirected from Hǣlend)
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom hǣlend (“savior”). Cognate with Old Saxon hēliand, Old High German heilant.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHǣlend m
- Jesus
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 19:19
- Pīlātus wrāt oferġewrit and sette ofer his rōde. Þǣr wæs on ġewriten, ÞIS IS SĒ NĀZARENESCA HǢLEND, IŪDĒA CYNING.
- Pilate wrote an inscription and placed it over the cross. It read, THIS IS JESUS OF NAZARETH, KING OF THE JEWS.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 1:17
- Ǣ wæs ġeseald þurh Mōȳsen, and ġiefu and sōþfæstnes is ġeworden þurh Hǣlend Crist.
- The Law was given through Moses, grace and truth come through Jesus Christ.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 19:19
Declension
editDeclension of Hǣlend (strong nd-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | Hǣlend | — |
accusative | Hǣlend | — |
genitive | Hǣlendes | — |
dative | Hǣlende | — |