hæle

== Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhɛːlɐ] === Etymology 1 === From Middle Low German hēlen, from Proto-Germanic *helaną (“to hide, conceal”), cognate with German hehlen (“to fence”) and Dutch helen (“to fence”). ==== Verb ==== hæle (imperative hæl, infinitive at hæle, present tense hæler, past tense hælede, perfect tense har hælet) to fence (to sell stolen goods as a middleman) ===== Inflection ===== ===== Derived terms ===== hæler hæleri === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== hæle c indefinite plural of hæl == Middle English == === Noun === hæle (Early Middle English) alternative form of hele (“health”) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === hæle (imperative and present tense hæl, passive hæles, simple past hælte, past participle hælt) to heel; to add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot). to bear, endure, stand, tolerate == Old English == === Alternative forms === hæleþ, hæleð === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *haliþ, from Proto-Germanic *haliþaz. Compare cognates: Old Norse halr (“hero, person”), hǫldr (“free-born, prominent yeoman”), also German Held (“hero”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxæ.le/, [ˈhæ.le] === Noun === hæle m (poetic) hero man Synonyms: see Thesaurus:mann warrior Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cempa ==== Usage notes ==== Hæle exhibits various inflectional endings that can be grouped into two separate declensions: a þ-stem declension, matching very few other words like ealu (“beer”), and an a-stem declension (including nom.-acc. sg. hæleþ), matching most masculine nouns. ==== Declension ==== þ-stem Consonant stem, irregular: a-stem Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: heleð, haleð, hæleð; hathel (conflation with athel (“nobleman”)) English: (obsolete) health Middle Scots: hathill ==== References ====