helen
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch hêlen, from Old Dutch *hēlen, from Proto-West Germanic *hailijan, from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną. Doublet of healen.
Verb
edithelen
- (ergative) to heal
- 1805, IJsbrand van Hamelsveld (tr.), Jeremiah 46, 11, De Bijbel, uit het Hebreeuwsch. Het Oude Testament, Johannes Allart (publ.), page 908.
- Ga vrij naa Gileäd! om balzemen te halen, / Egijptisch maagd! Vergeefs bereidt gij artzenij; / Daar 's geen genezen aan, geen helen aan uw wonden!
- Go off to Gilead to get some balms, / Egyptian virgin! In vain you prepare medicine; / There is no curing, no healing for your wounds!
- De tijd die alle wonden heelt.(Marco Borsato – Wereld Zonder Jou)
- The time that heals all wounds.
- 1805, IJsbrand van Hamelsveld (tr.), Jeremiah 46, 11, De Bijbel, uit het Hebreeuwsch. Het Oude Testament, Johannes Allart (publ.), page 908.
Conjugation
editConjugation of helen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | helen | |||
past singular | heelde | |||
past participle | geheeld | |||
infinitive | helen | |||
gerund | helen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | heel | heelde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | heelt, heel2 | heelde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | heelt | heelde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | heelt | heelde | ||
3rd person singular | heelt | heelde | ||
plural | helen | heelden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | hele | heelde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | helen | heelden | ||
imperative sing. | heel | |||
imperative plur.1 | heelt | |||
participles | helend | geheeld | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: heel
Etymology 2
editFrom Middle Dutch hēlen, from Old Dutch *helan, from Proto-West Germanic *helan, from Proto-Germanic *helaną (“hide, conceal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéleti. The modern sense is probably a semantic loan from German hehlen.
Verb
edithelen
- (obsolete, transitive) to conceal, hide
- (transitive) to accept (and sell) stolen goods; to fence
- Je hebt die spullen geheeld en dat is strafbaar.
- You have accepted those stolen things and that is illegal.
Conjugation
editConjugation of helen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | helen | |||
past singular | heelde | |||
past participle | geheeld | |||
infinitive | helen | |||
gerund | helen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | heel | heelde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | heelt, heel2 | heelde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | heelt | heelde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | heelt | heelde | ||
3rd person singular | heelt | heelde | ||
plural | helen | heelden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | hele | heelde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | helen | heelden | ||
imperative sing. | heel | |||
imperative plur.1 | heelt | |||
participles | helend | geheeld | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editMiddle Dutch
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Dutch *helan, from Proto-West Germanic *helan, from Proto-Germanic *helaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéleti.
Verb
edithēlen
- to hide, to conceal, to keep secret, to keep quiet
Inflection
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Dutch: helen
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Dutch *hēlen, from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną.
Verb
edithêlen
Inflection
editWeak | ||
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Infinitive | hêlen | |
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | hêlen | |
In genitive | hêlens | |
In dative | hêlene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | hêle | — |
2nd singular | hêels, hêles | — |
3rd singular | hêelt, hêlet | — |
1st plural | hêlen | — |
2nd plural | hêelt, hêlet | — |
3rd plural | hêlen | — |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | hêle | — |
2nd singular | hêels, hêles | — |
3rd singular | hêle | — |
1st plural | hêlen | — |
2nd plural | hêelt, hêlet | — |
3rd plural | hêlen | — |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | hêel, hêle | |
Plural | hêelt, hêlet | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | hêlende | — |
Alternative forms
edit- heilen (Limburgish)
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “helen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “helen (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “helen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “heelen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page heelen
Middle English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old English hǣlan, from Proto-West Germanic *hailijan, from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną (“to heal”).
Alternative forms
editVerb
edithelen (third person singular simple present heleþ, simple past and past participle held)
- (transitive) to cure, heal
- (intransitive) to heal, get better
- to reform
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “hēlen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
editA merger of Old English helan (“to conceal, cover, hide”, strong verb) and helian (“to conceal, cover, hide”, weak verb), from Proto-West Germanic *helan, from Proto-Germanic *helaną (“to conceal, stash, receive stolen goods”) and [Term?] (“to conceal”), both from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide”).
Alternative forms
editVerb
edithelen (simple past heled or hal, past participle heled or hole)
- to cover
- to clothe
- to roof (cover with a roof)
- to embrace
- to conceal, hide
- to shelter, protect
- to be silent, keep a secret
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “hēlen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
editNoun
edithelen
Alternative forms
editEtymology 4
editNoun
edithelen
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