hilen

Middle English

verb

Definitions

to cover
to conceal, hide

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse hylja (hide) derived from Proto-Germanic *huljaną (cover, veil).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*huljaną

Gloss

cover, veil

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Hülle German
*ḱel- Proto-Indo-European
hølje Norwegian Bokmål
*huljaną Proto-Germanic
hulder Norwegian Nynorsk
hyllan Old English
hylja Old Norse
hylle Danish
hylja Icelandic
hullan Old High German
hullen Old High German
hylja Faroese
𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
*hullen Old Dutch
hylia Old Swedish