hieldan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *halþijan, from Proto-Germanic *halþijaną (“to bend, incline, pour, empty”), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to tilt, tip, incline”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxi͜yl.dɑn/, [ˈhi͜yɫ.dɑn]

Verb

hieldan

1. to incline, tilt, bend

Conjugation

Conjugation of hieldan (weak class 1)

infinitive	hieldan	hieldenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	hielde	hielde
second person singular	hieldest, hielst, hieltst	hieldest
third person singular	hieldeþ, hielt	hielde
plural	hieldaþ	hieldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hielde	hielde
plural	hielden	hielden
imperative
singular	hield
plural	hieldaþ
participle	present	past
	hieldende	(ġe)hielded

Descendants

• Middle English: helden, hielden, heleden, hælden, healden, halden, hulden
  • English: hield, heel
  • Yola: hyle