*helaną

Runic: ᚺᛖᛚᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxe.lɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 4

Meanings

to hide, to conceal

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱéleti, from *ḱel- (‘to cover’). Cognate with Latin cēlō (‘hide, cover, conceal’).

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	helō	helaų	–
2nd singular	hilizi	helaiz	hel
3rd singular	hilidi	helai	heladau
1st dual	helōz	helaiw	–
2nd dual	heladiz	helaidiz	heladiz
1st plural	helamaz	helaim	–
2nd plural	hilid	helaid	hilid
3rd plural	helandi	helain	helandau

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
helaną	helandz	hulanaz

*helan (Proto-West Germanic)
- helan (Old Saxon)
*helan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *helan (Old Dutch)
  - hēlen (Middle Dutch)
    - helen (Dutch)
*helan (Proto-West Germanic)
- helan, hœ̄lan (Old English)
  - helen, helien (Middle English)
    - hele, heel (English)
    - heil (Scots)
*helan (Proto-West Germanic)
- hela (Old Frisian)
  - hele (West Frisian)
*helan (Proto-West Germanic)
- helan (Old High German)
  - heln (Middle High German)
    - hehlen (German)
    - häla, hälare (Swedish)