Reconstruction:Old English/helpere

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *helpārī, equivalent to help +‎ -ere. Cognate with Old Frisian helpere, Old Saxon helpāri, helperi, Old High German helfāri. Compare also Old Norse hjalpari, hilpir (“helper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxel.pe.re/, [ˈheɫ.pe.re]

Noun

*helpere m

1. helper

Declension

Declension of *helpere (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	helpere	helperas
accusative	helpere	helperas
genitive	helperes	helpera
dative	helpere	helperum

Synonyms

• helpend

Related terms

• helpan

Descendants

• Middle English: helpere
  • English: helper
  • Scots: helpare, helpar, helper