helden
See also: Helden
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛl.dən/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: hel‧den
- Rhymes: -ɛldən
- Homophone: Helden
Noun
helden
- Plural form of held
Verb
helden
- plural past indicative and subjunctive of hellen
Anagrams
- helend, hendel
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *helden, from Proto-West Germanic *halþijan.
Verb
helden
- to incline, to lean
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | helden | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | helden | |
| In genitive | heldens | |
| In dative | heldene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | helde | — |
| 2nd singular | helts, heldes | — |
| 3rd singular | helt, heldet | — |
| 1st plural | helden | — |
| 2nd plural | helt, heldet | — |
| 3rd plural | helden | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | helde | — |
| 2nd singular | helts, heldes | — |
| 3rd singular | helde | — |
| 1st plural | helden | — |
| 2nd plural | helt, heldet | — |
| 3rd plural | helden | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | helt, helde | |
| Plural | helt, heldet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | heldende | — |
Descendants
- Dutch: hellen
- Limburgish: hèlle
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “helden (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English
Alternative forms
- hielden, hælden, healden, halden, hulden
Etymology
From Old English hieldan, from Proto-West Germanic *halþijan, from Proto-Germanic *halþijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛːldən/, /ˈheːldən/
Verb
helden
- to pour
Conjugation
Conjugation of helden (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) helden, helde | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | helde | helded | |
| 2nd-person singular | heldest | heldedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | heldeth | helded | |
| subjunctive singular | helde | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | helden, helde | heldeden, heldede | |
| imperative plural | heldeth, helde | — | |
| participles | heldynge, heldende | helded, yhelded | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- Yola: hyle
References
- “hēlden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
West Frisian
Noun
helden
- plural of held