Participles
| Present | ġehealdende |
| Past | ġehealden |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ġehealde |
| 2nd sing. | ġehielst; ġehieltst |
| 3rd sing. | ġehielt |
| 1st plur. | ġehealdaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ġehealdaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ġehealdaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġehēold |
| 2nd sing. | ġehēolde |
| 3rd sing. | ġehēold |
| 1st plur. | ġehēoldon |
| 2nd plur. | ġehēoldon |
| 3rd plur. | ġehēoldon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ġehealde |
| 2nd sing. | ġehealde |
| 3rd sing. | ġehealde |
| 1st plur. | ġehealden |
| 2nd plur. | ġehealden |
| 3rd plur. | ġehealden |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġehēolde |
| 2nd sing. | ġehēolde |
| 3rd sing. | ġehēolde |
| 1st plur. | ġehēolden |
| 2nd plur. | ġehēolden |
| 3rd plur. | ġehēolden |
Imperative
| Singular | ġeheald |
| Plural | ġehealdaþ |
Verbs similar to 'gehealdan'
behealdan,
gefealdan,
gewealdan,
æthealdan,
anhealdan,
befealdan,
geealdian,
gefeallan,
gewealcan,
healdan,
Etymology
From ġe- + healdan. Cognate with Old Saxon gihaldan. See: Old Saxon '
gihaldan'.
Sample Sentences
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Til biþ sē þe his trēowe ġehealdeþ, · ne sċeal nǣfre his torn tō ryċene
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beorn of his brēostum ācȳþan, · nemþe hē ǣr þā bōte cunne,
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eorl mid elne ġefremman. · Wel bið þām þe him āre sēċeð,
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frōfre tō fæder on heofonum, · þǣr ūs eal sēo fæstnung stondeð. (Good is that keeps his belief, should not ever unfold his wrath,
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fighter of his breasts, too quickly, unless before this help he would
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know how to help out a man with strength. It's good for him who seeks
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help from the Father in heavens, where this whole fastening stands for us.) [10th century, The Wanderer:]
Cognates
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