hælan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hailijan.

Cognates

Cognate with Old Frisian hēla, Old Saxon hēlian (Low German helen), Dutch helen, Old High German heilen (German heilen), Old Norse heila (Danish hele, Swedish hela), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hailjan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæː.lɑn/, [ˈhæː.lɑn]

Verb

hǣlan

1. to heal
2. to cure
3. to save
4. to allay or remove anxiety
5. to hail

Conjugation

Conjugation of hǣlan (weak class 1)

infinitive	hǣlan	hǣlenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	hǣle	hǣlde
second person singular	hǣlest, hǣlst	hǣldest
third person singular	hǣleþ, hǣlþ	hǣlde
plural	hǣlaþ	hǣldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hǣle	hǣlde
plural	hǣlen	hǣlden
imperative
singular	hǣl
plural	hǣlaþ
participle	present	past
	hǣlende	(ġe)hǣled

Derived terms

• ġehǣlan
• hǣlend

Descendants

• Middle English: helen
  • English: heal
    • → Dutch: healen
  • Scots: heal