Infinitive
helden; to helden; helde
Participles
| Present | heldynge; heldende |
| Past | helded; held; yhalden; yholden; yheld |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | helde |
| 2nd sing. | heldest |
| 3rd sing. | heldeth; helt |
| 1st plur. | helden; helde; helt; heldeth |
| 2nd plur. | helden; helde; helt; heldeth |
| 3rd plur. | helden; helde; helt; heldeth |
Past
| 1st sing. | helded; heldede; helde |
| 2nd sing. | heldedest; heldest |
| 3rd sing. | helded; heldede; helde |
| 1st plur. | heldeden; helded; heldede; helden; helde |
| 2nd plur. | heldeden; helded; heldede; helden; helde |
| 3rd plur. | heldeden; helded; heldede; helden; helde |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | helde |
| 2nd sing. | helde |
| 3rd sing. | helde |
Past
| 1st sing. | helded; heldede; helde |
| 2nd sing. | helded; heldede; helde |
| 3rd sing. | helded; heldede; helde |
Imperative
| Singular | helde |
| Plural | heldeth; helde |
Verbs conjugated like helden
helden,
Etymology
From Old English hieldan, from Proto-West Germanic *halþijan, from Proto-Germanic *halþijaną. See: Old English '
hieldan', Proto-Germanic '
*halþijaną'.
Sample Sentences
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My blyssyng o ble sall be blendyng, / And heldand fro harme to be hyndande, / My body in blys ay abydande / Vne[n]dande withoutyn any endyng. (The blessing of my countenance will be a suffusing, / And, where it pours forth, will shield from harm, / My body forever abiding in bliss, / Unending without any ending.) [a. 1450, The Creation and the Fall of Lucifer in The York Plays, as recorded c. 1463–1477 in British Museum MS. Additional 35290]
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a. 1450, The Creation and the Fall of Lucifer in The York Plays, as recorded c. 1463–1477 in British Museum MS. Additional 35290 (We are falling from heaven on all sides; / We are heading for woe, I warrant.)
Cognates
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