helden

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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helden

  1. plural of held

Verb

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helden

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

Anagrams

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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

Verb

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helden

  1. to incline, to lean

Inflection

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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

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  • Dutch: hellen
  • Limburgish: hèlle

Further reading

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈheːldən/, /ˈhɛːldən/

Verb

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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

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Descendants

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References

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West Frisian

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Noun

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helden

  1. plural of held