huelen

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhue̯len/, [ˈhuə̯lən]

Etymology 1

From Old High German holōn. Cognate with German holen (“to fetch”). The loss of Old High German neman (compare German nehmen) and its replacement with this verb is shared by most German dialects of Moselle Franconian.

Verb

huelen (third-person singular present hëlt, past participle geholl, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to take

   Ech hunn em Geld ugebuede, mä en huet et net geholl.

   I offered him money but he didn’t take it.

   Hien hëlt sech, wat e ka kréien.

   He takes for himself whatever he can get.

Conjugation

Irregular
infinitive	huelen
participle	geholl
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	huelen	—
2nd singular	hëls	huel
3rd singular	hëlt	—
1st plural	huelen	—
2nd plural	huelt	huelt
3rd plural	huelen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

• ënnerhuelen
• unhuelen

Etymology 2

Adjective

huelen

1. inflection of huel:
   1. strong/weak nominative/accusative masculine singular
   2. weak dative masculine/neuter singular
   3. strong/weak dative plural

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Spanish

Verb

huelen

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of oler.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of oler.