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hellen
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See also: Hellen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch helden. The loss of the d occurred by reanalysis of the past tense form helde as consisting of hel-de rather than held-de.
Pronunciation
Verb
hellen
- (intransitive) to incline
Conjugation
Derived terms
- helling
- overhellen
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German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German hellen, from Old High German hellan, from Proto-Germanic *hellaną (“to resound”).
Verb
hellen (weak, third-person singular present hellt, past tense hellte, past participle gehellt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Ultimately from the same origin as the "brighten" sense of Etymology 1.
Adjective
hellen
Further reading
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Luxembourgish
Adjective
hellen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *hellan, from Proto-Germanic *hellaną.
Verb
hellen
Inflection
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “hellen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
hellen m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
hellen m (definite singular hellenen, indefinite plural hellenar, definite plural hellenane)
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn). Attested since 1822.
Noun
hellen c
Declension
Derived terms
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References
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