hieldan

Old English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *halþijan, from Proto-Germanic *halþijaną (to bend, incline, pour, empty), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (to tilt, tip, incline).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxi͜yl.dɑn/, [ˈhi͜yɫ.dɑn]

Verb

hieldan

  1. to incline, tilt, bend

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: helden, hielden, heleden, hælden, healden, halden, hulden
    • English: hield, heel
    • Yola: hyle