helan

See also: Hélán

Esperanto

Adjective

helan

1. accusative singular of hela

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Finnish

Noun

helan

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular of hela

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *helaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, conceal”). Cognate with Old Frisian hela, Old Saxon helan, Dutch helen, Old High German helan (German hehlen); and with Latin cēlō, Ancient Greek καλύπω (kalúpō, “I hide”). Compare helian, hulu, hol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxe.lɑn/, [ˈhe.lɑn]

Verb

helan

1. to hide, conceal

Conjugation

Conjugation of helan (strong class 4)

infinitive	helan	helenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	hele	hæl
second person singular	hilest, hilst	hǣle
third person singular	hileþ, hilþ	hæl
plural	helaþ	hǣlon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hele	hǣle
plural	helen	hǣlen
imperative
singular	hel
plural	helaþ
participle	present	past
	helende	(ġe)holen

Derived terms

• forhelan

Descendants

• Middle English: helien, helen
  • English: hele

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *helaną.

Verb

helan

1. to hide

Conjugation

Conjugation of helan (strong class 4)

infinitive	helan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	hilu	hal
2nd person singular	hilis	hāli
3rd person singular	hilid	hal
plural	helad	hālun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	hele	hāli
2nd person singular	heles	hālis
3rd person singular	hele	hāli
plural	helen	hālin
imperative	present
singular	hel
plural	helad
participle	present	past
	hilandi	giholan, holan