helpan

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Conjugation 1.3.2 Descendants

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *helpan, from Proto-Indo-European *kelb-, *kelp-. Cognate with Old Frisian helpa (West Frisian helpe), Old High German helfan (German helfen), Old Saxon helpan (Dutch helpen), Old Norse hjalpa (Icelandic hjálpa, Swedish hjälpa), Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐍀𐌰𐌽 (hilpan).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'helpɑn/

[edit] Verb

helpan

1. to help

[edit] Conjugation

Class III strong
present	singular	plural
1st person	helpe	helpaþ
2nd person	help(e)st
3rd person	helpeþ, hylpþ
subjunctive	helpe	helpen
preterite	singular	plural
1st person	healp	hulpon
2nd person	hulpe
3rd person	healp
subjunctive	hulpe	hulpen
imperative	singular	plural
	help	helpaþ
participle	present	past
	helpende	(ġe)holpen

[edit] Descendants

• English: help