hielfe

== Old English == === Alternative forms === hylfe, helfe === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *halbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, divide”), probably related to *halbaz (“half”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxi͜yl.fe/, [ˈhi͜yɫ.ve] === Noun === hielfe n handle ==== Declension ==== Strong ja-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: helve, hylve, helfe, hilve, halve, alffe, hellfeEnglish: helveScots: helf === References === Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 923-27