"helan" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈxe.lɑn/, [ˈhe.lɑn]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*helan}} Proto-West Germanic *helan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*helaną}} Proto-Germanic *helaną, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*ḱel-||to hide, conceal}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, conceal”), {{cog|ofs|hela}} Old Frisian hela, {{cog|osx|helan|}} Old Saxon helan, {{cog|nl|helen}} Dutch helen, {{cog|goh|helan|}} Old High German helan, {{cog|de|hehlen}} German hehlen, {{cog|la|cēlō}} Latin cēlō, {{cog|grc|καλύπω||I hide}} Ancient Greek καλύπω (kalúpō, “I hide”), {{m|ang|helian}} helian, {{m|ang|hulu}} hulu, {{m|ang|hol}} hol Head templates: {{ang-verb}} helan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|helan<s4>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], helan [infinitive], helenne [infinitive], hele [first-person, present, singular], hæl [first-person, past, singular], hilest [present, second-person, singular], hilst [present, second-person, singular], hǣle [past, second-person, singular], hileþ [present, singular, third-person], hilþ [present, singular, third-person], hæl [past, singular, third-person], helaþ [plural, present], hǣlon [past, plural], hele [present, singular], hǣle [past, singular], helen [plural, present], hǣlen [past, plural], hel [imperative, past, present, singular], helaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], helende [imperative, present], holen [imperative, past], ġeholen [imperative, past]
  1. to hide, conceal Derived forms: forhelan
    Sense id: en-helan-ang-verb-~pB29C4d Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 76 12 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈxeː.lɑn/, [ˈheː.lɑn]
Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*hōlijan}} Proto-West Germanic *hōlijan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*hōlijaną}} Proto-Germanic *hōlijaną, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*kēl-}} Proto-Indo-European *kēl-, {{m|ine-pro|*ḱēl-|t=invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole, deceive}} *ḱēl- (“invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole, deceive”), {{cog|goh|huolēn}} Old High German huolēn, {{l|goh|huolan}} huolan, {{cog|non|hœla|}} Old Norse hœla, {{m|ang|hōlian}} hōlian, {{m|ang|hōl}} hōl Head templates: {{ang-verb|hēlan}} hēlan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|hēlan<w1>}} Forms: hēlan [canonical], weak [table-tags], hēlan [infinitive], hēlenne [infinitive], hēle [first-person, present, singular], hēlde [first-person, past, singular], hēlest [present, second-person, singular], hēlst [present, second-person, singular], hēldest [past, second-person, singular], hēleþ [present, singular, third-person], hēlþ [present, singular, third-person], hēlde [past, singular, third-person], hēlaþ [plural, present], hēldon [past, plural], hēle [present, singular], hēlde [past, singular], hēlen [plural, present], hēlden [past, plural], hēl [imperative, past, present, singular], hēlaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], hēlende [imperative, present], hēled [imperative, past], ġehēled [imperative, past]
  1. to calumniate, slander
    Sense id: en-helan-ang-verb-WgQnrlMN
  2. to defame
    Sense id: en-helan-ang-verb-L7uSsFpG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hœ̄lan Derived forms: ġehēlan
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "helen",
            "3": "helien"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: helen, helien",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ang",
            "2": "helian"
          },
          "expansion": "helian",
          "name": "m"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: helen, helien (merger with helian)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "hele",
            "3": "heel"
          },
          "expansion": "English: hele, heel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: hele, heel"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "heil"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: heil",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: heil"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*helan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *helan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*helaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *helaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "hela"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian hela",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "helan",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon helan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "helen"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch helen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "helan",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German helan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "hehlen"
      },
      "expansion": "German hehlen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "cēlō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cēlō",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "καλύπω",
        "3": "",
        "4": "I hide"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek καλύπω (kalúpō, “I hide”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "helian"
      },
      "expansion": "helian",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "hulu"
      },
      "expansion": "hulu",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "hol"
      },
      "expansion": "hol",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *helan, from Proto-Germanic *helaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, conceal”).\nCognate 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.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "4",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hele",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hæl",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hilest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hilst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hǣle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hileþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hilþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hæl",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hǣlon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hele",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hǣle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hǣlen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hel",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "holen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeholen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "helan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "helan<s4>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "76 12 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "forhelan"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to hide, conceal"
      ],
      "id": "en-helan-ang-verb-~pB29C4d",
      "links": [
        [
          "hide",
          "hide"
        ],
        [
          "conceal",
          "conceal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxe.lɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhe.lɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "helan"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ġehēlan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*hōlijan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *hōlijan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*hōlijaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hōlijaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kēl-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kēl-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*ḱēl-",
        "t": "invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole, deceive"
      },
      "expansion": "*ḱēl- (“invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole, deceive”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "huolēn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German huolēn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "huolan"
      },
      "expansion": "huolan",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "hœla",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse hœla",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "hōlian"
      },
      "expansion": "hōlian",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "hōl"
      },
      "expansion": "hōl",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *hōlijan, from Proto-Germanic *hōlijaną, From Proto-Indo-European *kēl-, *ḱēl- (“invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole, deceive”).\nSee also Old High German huolēn, huolan; and Old Norse hœla. Compare hōlian, and hōl (etymology 2).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hēlan",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "1",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēldest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēleþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēldon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēl",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġehēled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hēlan"
      },
      "expansion": "hēlan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hēlan<w1>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to calumniate, slander"
      ],
      "id": "en-helan-ang-verb-WgQnrlMN",
      "links": [
        [
          "calumniate",
          "calumniate"
        ],
        [
          "slander",
          "slander"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to defame"
      ],
      "id": "en-helan-ang-verb-L7uSsFpG",
      "links": [
        [
          "defame",
          "defame"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxeː.lɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈheː.lɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hœ̄lan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "helan"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old English class 1 weak verbs",
    "Old English class 4 strong verbs",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "forhelan"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "helen",
            "3": "helien"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: helen, helien",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ang",
            "2": "helian"
          },
          "expansion": "helian",
          "name": "m"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: helen, helien (merger with helian)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "hele",
            "3": "heel"
          },
          "expansion": "English: hele, heel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: hele, heel"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "heil"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: heil",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: heil"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*helan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *helan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*helaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *helaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱel-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to hide, conceal"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, conceal”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "hela"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian hela",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "helan",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon helan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "helen"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch helen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "helan",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German helan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "hehlen"
      },
      "expansion": "German hehlen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "cēlō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cēlō",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "καλύπω",
        "3": "",
        "4": "I hide"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek καλύπω (kalúpō, “I hide”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "helian"
      },
      "expansion": "helian",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "hulu"
      },
      "expansion": "hulu",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "hol"
      },
      "expansion": "hol",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *helan, from Proto-Germanic *helaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, conceal”).\nCognate 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.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "4",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hele",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hæl",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hilest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hilst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hǣle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hileþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hilþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hæl",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hǣlon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hele",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hǣle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hǣlen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hel",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "helende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "holen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeholen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "helan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "helan<s4>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to hide, conceal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hide",
          "hide"
        ],
        [
          "conceal",
          "conceal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxe.lɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhe.lɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "helan"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Old English class 1 weak verbs",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ġehēlan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*hōlijan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *hōlijan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*hōlijaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hōlijaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kēl-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kēl-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*ḱēl-",
        "t": "invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole, deceive"
      },
      "expansion": "*ḱēl- (“invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole, deceive”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "huolēn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German huolēn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "huolan"
      },
      "expansion": "huolan",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "hœla",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse hœla",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "hōlian"
      },
      "expansion": "hōlian",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "hōl"
      },
      "expansion": "hōl",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *hōlijan, from Proto-Germanic *hōlijaną, From Proto-Indo-European *kēl-, *ḱēl- (“invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole, deceive”).\nSee also Old High German huolēn, huolan; and Old Norse hœla. Compare hōlian, and hōl (etymology 2).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hēlan",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "1",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēldest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēleþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēldon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēl",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēlende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hēled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġehēled",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hēlan"
      },
      "expansion": "hēlan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hēlan<w1>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to calumniate, slander"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "calumniate",
          "calumniate"
        ],
        [
          "slander",
          "slander"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to defame"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "defame",
          "defame"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxeː.lɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈheː.lɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hœ̄lan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "helan"
}

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