heolor

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *heluru, from Proto-Germanic *helurō (“balance, scales”), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to protrude; high”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxe͜o.lor/, [ˈhe͜o.lor]

Noun

heolor f

  1. balance, scales

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative heolor heolora, heolore
accusative heolore heolora, heolore
genitive heolore heolora
dative heolore heolorum

Derived terms

  • heoloran (“to balance, weigh; to ponder, consider”)
  • heolorian (“to balance, weigh; to ponder, consider”)
  • heolorung (“balance, scales”)
  • twīheolor (“balance, scales”)
  • heolorbledu (“scales of a balance”)
  • āheolorian
  • heolra (“balance, scales”)
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