hjalpa

See also: hjälpa and hjálpa

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *helpaną, whence also Old English helpan, Old Frisian helpa, Old Saxon helpan, Old High German helfan, Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐍀𐌰𐌽 (hilpan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp-.

Verb

hjalpa (singular past indicative halp, plural past indicative hulpu, past participle holpinn)

1. to help

Conjugation

Conjugation of hjalpa — active (strong class 3)

infinitive	hjalpa
present participle	hjalpandi
past participle	holpinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	help	halp
2nd-person singular	helpr	halpt
3rd-person singular	helpr	halp
1st-person plural	hjǫlpum	hulpum
2nd-person plural	hjalpið	hulpuð
3rd-person plural	hjalpa	hulpu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hjalpa	hylpa
2nd-person singular	hjalpir	hylpir
3rd-person singular	hjalpi	hylpi
1st-person plural	hjalpim	hylpim
2nd-person plural	hjalpið	hylpið
3rd-person plural	hjalpi	hylpi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hjalp
1st-person plural	hjǫlpum
2nd-person plural	hjalpið

Conjugation of hjalpa — mediopassive (strong class 3)

infinitive	hjalpask
present participle	hjalpandisk
past participle	holpizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	hjǫlpumk	hulpumk
2nd-person singular	helpsk	halpzk
3rd-person singular	helpsk	halpsk
1st-person plural	hjǫlpumsk	hulpumsk
2nd-person plural	hjalpizk	hulpuzk
3rd-person plural	hjalpask	hulpusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hjǫlpumk	hylpumk
2nd-person singular	hjalpisk	hylpisk
3rd-person singular	hjalpisk	hylpisk
1st-person plural	hjalpimsk	hylpimsk
2nd-person plural	hjalpizk	hylpizk
3rd-person plural	hjalpisk	hylpisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hjalpsk
1st-person plural	hjǫlpumsk
2nd-person plural	hjalpizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: hjálpa
• Faroese: hjálpa
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hjelpa; (dialectal) hjalpa, hjålpa, hjølpa, hjòlpa, helpa
• Norwegian Bokmål: hjelpe
• Old Swedish: hiælpa
  • Swedish: hjälpa
• Danish: hjælpe