healm

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

healm

1. alternative form of helm

Etymology 2

Noun

healm

1. alternative form of halm

Old English

Alternative forms

• halm

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *halm, from Proto-Germanic *halmą, *halmaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xæ͜ɑlm/, [hæ͜ɑɫm]

Noun

healm n

1. (botany) the stalk of a plant or grass
2. straw; hay; stubble

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	healm	healm
accusative	healm	healm
genitive	healmes	healma
dative	healme	healmum

Descendants

• Middle English: halm, helm
  • English: halm, haulm, helm
  • Scots: haulm