helan

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helan

1. accusative singular of hela

helan

1. genitive singular of hela

From Proto-West Germanic *helan, from Proto-Germanic *helaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, conceal”).

Cognate with Old Frisian hela, Old Saxon helan, Dutch helen, Old High German helan (German hehlen); and with Latin cēlō, Ancient Greek καλύπω (kalúpō, “I hide”). Compare helian, hulu, hol.

• IPA^(key): /ˈxe.lɑn/, [ˈhe.lɑn]

helan

1. to hide, conceal

• forhelan

• Middle English: helen, helien (merger with helian)
  • English: hele, heel
  • Scots: heil

From Proto-West Germanic *hōlijan, from Proto-Germanic *hōlijaną, From Proto-Indo-European *kēl-, *ḱēl- (“invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole, deceive”).

See also Old High German huolēn, huolan; and Old Norse hœla. Compare hōlian, and hōl (etymology 2).

• hœ̄lan

• IPA^(key): /ˈxeː.lɑn/, [ˈheː.lɑn]

hēlan

1. to calumniate, slander
2. to defame

• ġehēlan

From Proto-West Germanic *helan.

helan

1. to hide