gehælan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *gahailijaną; equivalent to ġe- +‎ hǣlan. Cognate with Old Saxon gihēlian, Old High German giheilen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gahailjan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeˈxæː.lɑn/, [jeˈhæː.lɑn]

Verb

ġehǣlan

  1. to heal
  2. to cure
  3. to save
    middanġeard ġehǣlan
    to save the world
  4. to allay or remove anxiety
  5. to hail

Conjugation
Conjugation of ġehǣlan (weak class 1)
infinitive ġehǣlan ġehǣlenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġehǣle ġehǣlde
second person singular ġehǣlest, ġehǣlst ġehǣldest
third person singular ġehǣleþ, ġehǣlþ ġehǣlde
plural ġehǣlaþ ġehǣldon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġehǣle ġehǣlde
plural ġehǣlen ġehǣlden
imperative
singular ġehǣl
plural ġehǣlaþ
participle present past
ġehǣlende ġehǣled
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