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helan

1. accusative singular ofhela

helan

1. genitivesingular ofhela

FromProto-West Germanic*helan, fromProto-Germanic*helaną, fromProto-Indo-European*ḱel-(“to hide, conceal”).

Cognate withOld Frisianhela,Old Saxonhelan,Dutchhelen,Old High Germanhelan (Germanhehlen); and withLatincēlō,Ancient Greekκαλύπω(kalúpō,“I hide”). Comparehelian,hulu,hol.

• IPA^(key):/ˈxe.lɑn/,[ˈhe.lɑn]

helan

1. tohide,conceal

• forhelan

• Middle English:helen,helien (merger withhelian)
  • English:hele,heel
  • Scots:heil

FromProto-West Germanic*hōlijan, fromProto-Germanic*hōlijaną, FromProto-Indo-European*ḱeh₁l-,*keh₁l-(“to beguile, deceive”).

See alsoOld High Germanhuolēn,huolan; andOld Norsehœla. Comparehōlian, andhōl (etymology 2).

• hœ̄lan

• IPA^(key):/ˈxeː.lɑn/,[ˈheː.lɑn]

hēlan

1. tocalumniate,slander
2. todefame

• ġehēlan

FromProto-West Germanic*helan.

helan

1. tohide