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

Declension of hielfe (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hielfe	hielfu
accusative	hielfe	hielfu
genitive	hielfes	hielfa
dative	hielfe	hielfum

Descendants

Middle English: helve, hylve, helfe, hilve, halve, alffe, hellfe
- English: helve
- Scots: helf

References

Pokorny, Julius (1959) “923-27”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 923-27

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