hæle
Danish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Low German hēlen, from Proto-Germanic *helaną (“to hide, conceal”), cognate with German hehlen (“to fence”) and Dutch helen (“to fence”).
Verb
edithæle (imperative hæl, infinitive at hæle, present tense hæler, past tense hælede, perfect tense har hælet)
- to fence (to sell stolen goods as a middleman)
Inflection
editConjugation of hæle
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
edithæle c
- indefinite plural of hæl
Middle English
editNoun
edithæle
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of hele (“health”)
Norwegian Bokmål
editVerb
edithæle (imperative and present tense hæl, passive hæles, simple past hælte, past participle hælt)
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *haliþ, from Proto-Germanic *haliþaz. Compare cognates: Old Norse halr (“hero, person”), hǫldr (“free-born, prominent yeoman”), also German Held (“hero”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithæle m (poetic)
- hero
- 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8[1]:
- Saga hwæt iċ hātte, þe swā scireniġe scēawendwīsan hlūde onhyrġe, hæleþum bodie wilcumena fela wōþe mīnre.
- Say what I am called, who as actress loudly imitate a jester song, proclaim many welcome guests as heroes with my voice.
- man
- warrior
Usage notes
edit- Hæle exhibits various inflectional endings that can be grouped into two separate declensions: a þ-stem declension, matching very few other words like ealu (“beer”), and an a-stem declension (including nom.-acc. sg. hæleþ), matching most masculine nouns.[1]
Declension
edit- þ-stem
Declension of hæle (consonant stem, irregular)
- a-stem
Declension of hæleþ (strong a-stem)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ^ Adamczyk, Elżbieta (2018). Reshaping of the Nominal Inflection in Early Northern West Germanic. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: Benjamins. p. 222
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