häla
See also: hala, håla, halá, hála, hâla, hâlâ, hālá, hală, hələ, halà, hāla, halą, and hálaʼ
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German helen. Cognate of Danish hæle, German hehlen, Dutch helen (“to fence”). Doublet of hölja.
Verb
häla (present hälar, preterite hälade, supine hälat, imperative häla)
- (Southern) hide, conceal
- (nonstandard) fence (sell or receive stolen goods)
Conjugation
Conjugation of häla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | häla | hälas | ||
| Supine | hälat | hälats | ||
| Imperative | häla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | hälen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | hälar | hälade | hälas | hälades |
| Ind. plural1 | häla | hälade | hälas | hälades |
| Subjunctive2 | häle | hälade | häles | hälades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | hälande | |||
| Past participle | hälad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- hälare
- häleri
References
- häla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- hölja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)