hielfe

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *halbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, divide”), probably related to *halbaz (“half”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hielfe n

  1. handle

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative hielfe hielfu
accusative hielfe hielfu
genitive hielfes hielfa
dative hielfe hielfum

Descendants

  • Middle English: helve, hylve, helfe, hilve, halve, alffe, hellfe
    • English: helve
    • Scots: helf

References

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