häla

See also: hala, håla, halá, hála, hâla, hâlâ, hālá, hală, hələ, halà, hāla, halą, and hálaʼ

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German helen. Cognate of Danish hæle, German hehlen, Dutch helen (“to fence”). Doublet of hölja.

Verb

häla (present hälar, preterite hälade, supine hälat, imperative häla)

1. (Southern) hide, conceal
2. (nonstandard) fence (sell or receive stolen goods)

Conjugation

Conjugation of häla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	häla		hälas
Supine	hälat		hälats
Imperative	häla		—
Imper. plural1	hälen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	hälar	hälade	hälas	hälades
Ind. plural1	häla	hälade	hälas	hälades
Subjunctive2	häle	hälade	häles	hälades
	Participles
Present participle	hälande
Past participle	hälad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• hälare
• häleri

References

• häla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• hölja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)