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Adjective
helpan
- accusative singular of helpa
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *helpan, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną.
Verb
helpan
Inflection
Conjugation of helpan (strong class 3)
Descendants
Further reading
- “helpan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *helpaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
helpan
- to help (+dative or genitive)
- 11th century, note from a copyist at the end of Ælfric's De Temporibus Anni
- God helpe mīnum handum.
- God help my hands.
- c. 992, Ælfric, The Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary
- On þissum wræcfullum līfe, wē sċulon earmra manna helpan.
- In this life of exile, we should help poor people.
- 11th century, note from a copyist at the end of Ælfric's De Temporibus Anni
Conjugation
Descendants
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Old High German
Verb
hëlpan (Central German)
- alternative form of hëlfan
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *helpan, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną.
Verb
helpan
- to help
Conjugation
Conjugation of helpan (strong class 3)
Descendants
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