helan

See also: Hélán

Esperanto

Adjective

helan

  1. accusative singular of hela

Finnish

Noun

helan

  1. Genitive singular form of hela.

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): /ˈhelɑn/

Verb

helan

  1. to hide, conceal

Conjugation
Conjugation of helan (strong class 4)
infinitive helan tō helenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular hele hæl
2nd-person singular hilest hǣle
3rd-person singular hileþ hæl
plural helaþ hǣlon
subjunctive present past
singular hele hǣle
plural helen hǣlen
imperative
singular hel
plural helaþ
participle present past
helende (ġe)holen

Derived terms

Descendants

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
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