helden

See also: Helden

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛl.dən/

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• Hyphenation: hel‧den
• Rhymes: -ɛldən
• Homophone: Helden

Noun

helden

1. plural of held

Verb

helden

1. inflection of hellen:
   1. plural past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

• helend, hendel

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *helden, from Proto-West Germanic *halþijan.

Verb

helden

1. to incline, to lean

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	helden
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	helden
In genitive	heldens
In dative	heldene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	helde	—
2nd singular	helts, heldes	—
3rd singular	helt, heldet	—
1st plural	helden	—
2nd plural	helt, heldet	—
3rd plural	helden	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	helde	—
2nd singular	helts, heldes	—
3rd singular	helde	—
1st plural	helden	—
2nd plural	helt, heldet	—
3rd plural	helden	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	helt, helde
Plural	helt, heldet
	Present	Past
Participle	heldende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: hellen
• Limburgish: hèlle

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “helden (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hielden, heleden, hælden, healden, halden, hulden

Etymology

From Old English hieldan, from Proto-West Germanic *halþijan, from Proto-Germanic *halþijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheːldən/, /ˈhɛːldən/

Verb

helden

1. (transitive) to pour, to pour out (something)
2. (transitive) to shed, give forth, distribute out
3. (intransitive) to pour forth
   • a. 1450, The Creation and the Fall of Lucifer in The York Plays, as recorded c. 1463–1477 in British Museum MS. Additional 35290:

     My blyssyng o ble sall be blendyng, / And heldand fro harme to be hyndande,^{[sic – meaning hydande]} / My body in blys ay abydande / Vne[n]dande withoutyn any endyng.

     The blessing of my countenance will be a suffusing, / And, where it pours forth, will shield from harm, / My body forever abiding in bliss, / Unending without any ending.

4. (transitive) to bend (something), especially to bend or push down; to bow, to incline (something)
5. (intransitive or reflexive) to bow, to stoop, to lean, to incline oneself (+ on: to lean on)
6. (intransitive) to incline figuratively, to have an inclination or affection (+ to: to (doing something) or for (someone))
7. (intransitive) to yield, to give way
8. (intransitive with to or transitive) to submit to, to obey (a person, command, desire, etc.)
9. (intransitive) to fall, to go down
   • a. 1450, The Creation and the Fall of Lucifer in The York Plays, as recorded c. 1463–1477 in British Museum MS. Additional 35290:

     Fra heuen are we heledande on all hande, / To wo are we weendande, I warande.

     We are falling from heaven on all sides; / We are heading for woe, I warrant.

10. (intransitive, of ships) to sink
11. (intransitive, of the sun) to set
12. (intransitive, of terrain) to slope downward, to fall away
13. (intransitive) to decline, to deteriorate, to fade
14. (intransitive) to move, to go

Conjugation

Conjugation of helden (weak in -ed/-de)

infinitive	(to) helden, helde
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	helde	helded, helde
2nd-person singular	heldest	heldedest, heldest
3rd-person singular	heldeth, helt	helded, helde
subjunctive singular	helde
imperative singular		—
plural1	helden, helde, helt	heldeden, heldede, helden, helde
imperative plural	heldeth, helde	—
participles	heldynge, heldende	helded, held, yhalden, yholden, yheld

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: hield, heel
• Yola: hyle

References

• “hēlden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

West Frisian

Noun

helden

1. plural of held