hellen

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛlə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: hel‧len
• Rhymes: -ɛlən

hellen

1. (intransitive) to incline

Conjugation of hellen (weak)
infinitive	hellen
past singular	helde
past participle	geheld
infinitive	hellen
gerund	hellen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hel	helde
2nd person sing. (jij)	helt, hel2	helde
2nd person sing. (u)	helt	helde
2nd person sing. (gij)	helt	helde
3rd person singular	helt	helde
plural	hellen	helden
subjunctive sing.1	helle	helde
subjunctive plur.1	hellen	helden
imperative sing.	hel
imperative plur.1	helt
participles	hellend	geheld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

• helling
• overhellen

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlən/

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hellen

1. inflection of hell:
   1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
   3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
   4. strong dative plural
   5. weak/mixed all-case plural

hellen (weak, third-person singular present hellt, past tense hellte, past participle gehellt, auxiliary haben)

1. (poetic) to brighten

• aufhellen
• erhellen

• “hellen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “hellen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “hellen” in Duden online
• “hellen” in OpenThesaurus.de

hellen

1. inflection of hell:
   1. strong/weak nominative/accusative masculine singular
   2. weak dative masculine/neuter singular
   3. strong/weak dative plural

From Old Dutch *hellan, from Proto-Germanic *hellaną.

hellen

1. to sound, resound

Weak
Infinitive	hellen
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	hellen
In genitive	hellens
In dative	hellene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	helle	—
2nd singular	hels, helles	—
3rd singular	helt, hellet	—
1st plural	hellen	—
2nd plural	helt, hellet	—
3rd plural	hellen	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	helle	—
2nd singular	hels, helles	—
3rd singular	helle	—
1st plural	hellen	—
2nd plural	helt, hellet	—
3rd plural	hellen	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	hel, helle
Plural	helt, hellet
	Present	Past
Participle	hellende	—

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hellen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

• hella

hellen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of helle

hellen m (definite singular hellenen, indefinite plural hellenar, definite plural hellenane)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of hellenar

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn). Attested since 1822.

hellen c

1. Hellene

• hellensk

• hellenism
• hellenist

• hellen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hellen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hellen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)