hellen

== Dutch == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛlə(n)/ Hyphenation: hel‧len Rhymes: -ɛlən === Verb === hellen (intransitive) to incline ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== helling overhellen == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛlən/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German hëllen, from Old High German hëllan, from Proto-Germanic *hellaną (“to resound”). ==== Verb ==== hellen (weak, third-person singular present hellt, past tense hellte, past participle gehellt, auxiliary haben) (poetic) to brighten ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== aufhellen erhellen === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Ultimately from the same origin as the "brighten" sense of Etymology 1. ==== Adjective ==== hellen inflection of hell: strong genitive masculine/neuter singular weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular strong dative plural weak/mixed all-case plural === Further reading === “hellen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “hellen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “hellen” in Duden online “hellen” in OpenThesaurus.de == Luxembourgish == === Adjective === hellen inflection of hell: strong/weak nominative/accusative masculine singular weak dative masculine/neuter singular strong/weak dative plural == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *hellan, from Proto-Germanic *hellaną. === Verb === hellen to sound, resound ==== Inflection ==== === Further reading === Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “hellen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle High German == === Etymology === Inherited from Old High German hëllan, from Proto-West Germanic *hellan, from Proto-Germanic *hellaną. Cognate with Middle Dutch hellen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈhɛlːən/ === Verb === hëllen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present hillet, past tense hal, past participle gehollen, past subjunctive hülle, auxiliary hān) (intransitive) to sound, to resound, to ring out; to echo c. 1200, Der Nibelunge Nôt, Av. 13: (intransitive) ? to hasten, to hurry, to rush, to move quickly ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== German: hellen Yiddish: העלן (heln) === References === Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “hëllen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === hella === Noun === hellen m or f definite masculine singular of helle == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === hellen m (definite singular hellenen, indefinite plural hellenar, definite plural hellenane) (pre-2012) alternative form of hellenar == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn). Attested since 1822. === Noun === hellen c Hellene ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hellensk ==== Related terms ==== hellenism hellenist === References === “hellen”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “hellen”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “hellen”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)