heilen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German heilen, from Old High German heilen, from Proto-West Germanic *hailijan (to heal, make whole, save). See there for more cognates.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯lən/, [ˈhaɪ̯ln̩]

Verb

heilen (weak, third-person singular present heilt, past tense heilte, past participle geheilt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to heal (an injury, sickness, etc.) [auxiliary haben]
    Die Zeit heilt alle Wunden.
    Time heals all wounds.
  2. (intransitive) to become healed [auxiliary sein]
    Die Verletzungen heilen schnell.
    The injuries are healing quickly.

Conjugation

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • heilen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • heilen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • heilen” in Duden online
  • heilen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle English

Etymology 1

From heil + -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛi̯lən/

Verb

heilen

  1. to hail (greet someone with "hail!")
  2. to toast to someone
Descendants
  • English: hail
  • Scots: hail
  • Yola: haail

References

Verb

heilen

  1. Alternative form of helen (to heal)
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