hjalpa

See also: hjälpa and hjálpa

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *helpaną, whence also Old English helpan, Old Frisian helpa, Old Saxon helpan, Old High German helfan, Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐍀𐌰𐌽 (hilpan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp-.

Verb

hjalpa (singular past indicative halp, plural past indicative hulpu, past participle holpinn)

1. to help

Conjugation

Conjugation of hjalpa — active (strong class 3)

infinitive	hjalpa
present participle	hjalpandi
past participle	holpinn
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	help	halp		hjalpa	hylpa
2nd person singular	helpr	halpt		hjalpir	hylpir
3rd person singular	helpr	halp		hjalpi	hylpi
1st person plural	hjǫlpum	hulpum		hjalpim	hylpim
2nd person plural	hjalpið	hulpuð		hjalpið	hylpið
3rd person plural	hjalpa	hulpu		hjalpi	hylpi
imperative	present
2nd person singular	hjalp
1st person plural	hjǫlpum
2nd person plural	hjalpið

Conjugation of hjalpa — mediopassive (strong class 3)

infinitive	hjalpask
present participle	hjalpandisk
past participle	holpizk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	hjǫlpumk	hulpumk		hjǫlpumk	hylpumk
2nd person singular	helpsk	halpzk		hjalpisk	hylpisk
3rd person singular	helpsk	halpsk		hjalpisk	hylpisk
1st person plural	hjǫlpumsk	hulpumsk		hjalpimsk	hylpimsk
2nd person plural	hjalpizk	hulpuzk		hjalpizk	hylpizk
3rd person plural	hjalpask	hulpusk		hjalpisk	hylpisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	hjalpsk
1st person plural	hjǫlpumsk
2nd person plural	hjalpizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: hjálpa
• Faroese: hjálpa
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hjelpa; (dialectal) hjalpa, hjålpa, hjølpa, hjòlpa, helpa
• Norwegian Bokmål: hjelpe
• Old Swedish: hiælpa
  • Swedish: hjälpa
• Danish: hjælpe