hælend

See also: Hǣlend

Old English

Middanġeardes Hǣlend (tīefring of Leonardo da Vinci)

Alternative forms

helend — Mercian
halend

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hailijand. Cognate with Old Saxon hēliand, Old High German heilant. Equivalent to hǣlan +‎ -end.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxæː.lend/, [ˈhæː.lend]

Noun

hǣlend m

healer
savior
Alternative letter-case form of Hǣlend

Declension

Declension of hælend (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hǣlend	hǣlendas
accusative	hǣlend	hǣlendas
genitive	hǣlendes	hǣlenda
dative	hǣlende	hǣlendum

Descendants

Middle English: healend
- English: healand

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “HǢLEND”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “HǢLEND supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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