"helpen" meaning in Middle Dutch

See helpen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From Old Dutch helpan, from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|dum|odt|helpan}} Old Dutch helpan, {{inh|dum|gmw-pro|*helpan}} Proto-West Germanic *helpan, {{inh|dum|gem-pro|*helpaną}} Proto-Germanic *helpaną Head templates: {{head|dum|verb|head=|head2=}} helpen, {{dum-verb}} helpen Inflection templates: {{dum-conj-st|help|halp|holp|geholpen|class=3}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], helpen [error-unrecognized-form, infinitive], helpens [genitive, infinitive], helpene [dative, infinitive], helpe [first-person, indicative, present, singular], halp [first-person, indicative, past, singular], helpe [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], holpe [first-person, past, singular, subjunctive], helps [indicative, present, second-person, singular], helpes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], holps [indicative, past, second-person, singular], holpes [indicative, past, second-person, singular], helps [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], helpes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], holpes [past, second-person, singular, subjunctive], helpt [indicative, present, singular, third-person], helpet [indicative, present, singular, third-person], halp [indicative, past, singular, third-person], helpe [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], holpe [past, singular, subjunctive, third-person], helpen [first-person, indicative, plural, present], holpen [first-person, indicative, past, plural], helpen [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], holpen [first-person, past, plural, subjunctive], helpt [indicative, plural, present, second-person], helpet [indicative, plural, present, second-person], holpt [indicative, past, plural, second-person], holpet [indicative, past, plural, second-person], helpt [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], helpet [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], holpet [past, plural, second-person, subjunctive], helpen [indicative, plural, present, third-person], holpen [indicative, past, plural, third-person], helpen [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], holpen [past, plural, subjunctive, third-person], help [imperative, indicative, present, singular], helpe [imperative, indicative, present, singular], helpt [imperative, indicative, plural, present], helpet [imperative, indicative, plural, present], helpende [imperative, participle, present], geholpen [imperative, participle, past]
  1. to help, to aid, to assist
    Sense id: en-helpen-dum-verb-Lcyh8rPS
  2. to be helpful, to be beneficial
    Sense id: en-helpen-dum-verb-U6w276~C Categories (other): Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 44 56
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}
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helpt",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helpet",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helpende",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geholpen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "helpen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "helpen",
      "name": "dum-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "help",
        "2": "halp",
        "3": "holp",
        "4": "geholpen",
        "class": "3"
      },
      "name": "dum-conj-st"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Dutch",
  "lang_code": "dum",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to help, to aid, to assist"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "help",
          "help"
        ],
        [
          "aid",
          "aid"
        ],
        [
          "assist",
          "assist"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be helpful, to be beneficial"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "helpful",
          "helpful"
        ],
        [
          "beneficial",
          "beneficial"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "helpen"
}

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{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: helpen/Middle Dutch 'base form' base_tags={'infinitive'}",
  "path": [
    "helpen"
  ],
  "section": "Middle Dutch",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "helpen",
  "trace": ""
}

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