A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Helle-muð], sb. mouth of hell, S.

[ Helme], sb. a helm, covering for the head, PP, CM; helm, MD.—AS. helm; cp. Goth. hilms.

[ Helmed], adj. provided with a helm, C2, CM.

[ Help], sb. help, C2, PP.

[ Helpen], v. to help, S2; halp, pt. s., C2, PP; halpe, PP, S2; pl., P; holpyn, P; hulpen, P; holpen, pp., C, C2, PP; holpe, P; hulpe, P.—AS. helpan; pt. healp; pp. holpen; cp. Goth. hilpan.

[ Helplees], adj. helpless, C3; helples, PP.

[ Helthe], sb. health, salvation, S2; heelthe, W.—AS. hǽlð.

[ Hem], pron. pl. dat. and acc. them, S, S2, S3, C2, W, PP; hom, S, S2; ham, S, S2; him, C2; heom, S.—AS. him, heom, dat. pl.

[ Hem-self], pron. themselves, S, C3, PP; hemseluen, PP; hemsilf, W, W2; hemsilue, PP.

[ Hende], adv. at hand, S2.