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

1. healer
2. savior
3. Alternative letter-case form of Hǣlend

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	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^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “HǢLEND supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.