healm

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Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old English helm.

Noun[edit]

healm

  1. Alternative form of helm

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old English healm.

Noun[edit]

healm

  1. Alternative form of halm

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *halm, from Proto-Germanic *halmą, *halmaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xæ͜ɑlm/, [hæ͜ɑɫm]

Noun[edit]

healm n

  1. (botany) the stalk of a plant or grass
  2. straw; hay; stubble

Declension[edit]

Declension of healm (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative healm healm
accusative healm healm
genitive healmes healma
dative healme healmum

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: halm, helm
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