Infinitive
| helan; hēlan |
| helenne; hēlenne |
Participles
| Present | helende; hēlende |
| Past | (ġe)holen; (ġe)hēled |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | hele; hēle |
| 2nd sing. | hilest; hilst; hēlest; hēlst |
| 3rd sing. | hileþ; hilþ; hēleþ; hēlþ |
| 1st plur. | helaþ; hēlaþ |
| 2nd plur. | helaþ; hēlaþ |
| 3rd plur. | helaþ; hēlaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | hæl; hēlde |
| 2nd sing. | hǣle; hēldest |
| 3rd sing. | hæl; hēlde |
| 1st plur. | hǣlon; hēldon |
| 2nd plur. | hǣlon; hēldon |
| 3rd plur. | hǣlon; hēldon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | hele; hēle |
| 2nd sing. | hele; hēle |
| 3rd sing. | hele; hēle |
| 1st plur. | helen; hēlen |
| 2nd plur. | helen; hēlen |
| 3rd plur. | helen; hēlen |
Past
| 1st sing. | hǣle; hēlde |
| 2nd sing. | hǣle; hēlde |
| 3rd sing. | hǣle; hēlde |
| 1st plur. | hǣlen; hēlden |
| 2nd plur. | hǣlen; hēlden |
| 3rd plur. | hǣlen; hēlden |
Imperative
| Singular | hel; hēl |
| Plural | helaþ; hēlaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'helan'
helan,
Verbs similar to 'helan'
celan,
felan,
hælan,
hedan,
helian,
helpan,
heran,
ælan,
alan,
began,
Etymology
1. From Proto-West Germanic *helan, from Proto-Germanic *helaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, conceal”).
2. Cognate with Old Frisian hela, Old Saxon helan, Dutch helen, Old High German helan (German hehlen); and with Latin cēlō, Ancient Greek καλύπω (kalúpō, “to hide”). Compare helian, hulu, hol. See: Proto-Germanic '
*helaną', Old Saxon '
helan', Dutch '
helen', Old High German 'helan', German, old spelling '
hehlen', Latin '
cēlō'.
Verbs referencing "helan"
English
cover, Scots
heal, Irish
ceil, English
hele, English
behelm.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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