helmian

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxel.mi.ɑn/, [ˈheɫ.mi.ɑn]

Verb

helmian

1. to cover

Conjugation

Conjugation of helmian (weak, class 2)

infinitive	helmian	helmienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	helmiġe	helmode
second person singular	helmast	helmodest
third person singular	helmaþ	helmode
plural	helmiaþ	helmodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	helmiġe	helmode
plural	helmiġen	helmoden
imperative
singular	helma
plural	helmiaþ
participle	present	past
	helmiende	(ġe)helmod

Derived terms

• behelmian (“to cover over”)
• ġehelmian (“to cover with a helmet, crown”)
• oferhelmian (“to overshadow”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “helmian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.