helen

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See also: Helen, Helén, hælen, and Hælen

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch hêlen, from Old Dutch *hēlen, from Proto-West Germanic *hailijan, from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną. Doublet of healen.

Verb

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helen

  1. (ergative) to heal
    Synonyms: genezen, healen
    • 1805, IJsbrand van Hamelsveld (tr.), Jeremiah 46, 11, De Bijbel, uit het Hebreeuwsch. Het Oude Testament, Johannes Allart (publ.), page 908.
      Ga vrij naa Gileäd! om balzemen te halen, / Egijptisch maagd! Vergeefs bereidt gij artzenij; / Daar 's geen genezen aan, geen helen aan uw wonden!
      Go off to Gilead to get some balms, / Egyptian virgin! In vain you prepare medicine; / There is no curing, no healing for your wounds!
    De tijd die alle wonden heelt.
    The time that heals all wounds.
    (Marco Borsato – Wereld Zonder Jou)
Conjugation
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Conjugation of helen (weak)
infinitive helen
past singular heelde
past participle geheeld
infinitive helen
gerund helen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular heel heelde
2nd person sing. (jij) heelt, heel2 heelde
2nd person sing. (u) heelt heelde
2nd person sing. (gij) heelt heelde
3rd person singular heelt heelde
plural helen heelden
subjunctive sing.1 hele heelde
subjunctive plur.1 helen heelden
imperative sing. heel
imperative plur.1 heelt
participles helend geheeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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  • Afrikaans: heel

Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch hēlen, from Old Dutch *helan, from Proto-West Germanic *helan, from Proto-Germanic *helaną (hide, conceal), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéleti. The modern sense is probably a semantic loan from German hehlen.

Verb

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helen

  1. (obsolete, transitive) to conceal, hide
  2. (transitive) to accept (and sell) stolen goods; to fence
    Je hebt die spullen geheeld en dat is strafbaar.
    You have accepted those stolen things and that is illegal.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of helen (weak)
infinitive helen
past singular heelde
past participle geheeld
infinitive helen
gerund helen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular heel heelde
2nd person sing. (jij) heelt, heel2 heelde
2nd person sing. (u) heelt heelde
2nd person sing. (gij) heelt heelde
3rd person singular heelt heelde
plural helen heelden
subjunctive sing.1 hele heelde
subjunctive plur.1 helen heelden
imperative sing. heel
imperative plur.1 heelt
participles helend geheeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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Middle Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Old Dutch *helan, from Proto-West Germanic *helan, from Proto-Germanic *helaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéleti.

Verb

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hēlen

  1. to hide, to conceal, to keep secret, to keep quiet
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Etymology 2

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From Old Dutch *hēlen, from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną.

Verb

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hêlen

  1. to heal, to make better
  2. to fix, to mend, to repair
  3. to make whole
Inflection
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Weak
Infinitive hêlen
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive hêlen
In genitive hêlens
In dative hêlene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular hêle
2nd singular hêels, hêles
3rd singular hêelt, hêlet
1st plural hêlen
2nd plural hêelt, hêlet
3rd plural hêlen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular hêle
2nd singular hêels, hêles
3rd singular hêle
1st plural hêlen
2nd plural hêelt, hêlet
3rd plural hêlen
Imperative Present
Singular hêel, hêle
Plural hêelt, hêlet
Present Past
Participle hêlende
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Middle English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old English hǣlan, from Proto-West Germanic *hailijan, from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną (to heal).

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Verb

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helen (third person singular simple present heleþ, simple past and past participle held)

  1. (transitive) to cure, heal
  2. (intransitive) to heal, get better
  3. to reform
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Etymology 2

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A merger of Old English helan (to conceal, cover, hide, strong verb) and helian (to conceal, cover, hide, weak verb), from Proto-West Germanic *helan, from Proto-Germanic *helaną (to conceal, stash, receive stolen goods) and [Term?] (to conceal), both from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (to hide).

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helen (simple past heled or hal, past participle heled or hole)

  1. to cover
  2. to clothe
  3. to roof (cover with a roof)
  4. to embrace
  5. to conceal, hide
  6. to shelter, protect
  7. to be silent, keep a secret
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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helen

  1. plural of hele (concealment)
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Etymology 4

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Noun

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helen

  1. plural of hele (heel)
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