v. (pp.)
'poured'
(Modern English hell)Always derived from ON, cp. OIcel hella 'to pour out' < PGmc*xalþjan-, from the adj. base *xalþ- 'sloping, inclined' (pp. of unattested st. v. *xalan-), cp. OE (ge-)hieldan 'lean, incline, slope', OS af-hel-dian 'cease, decline', OHG gi-helden 'incline, tilt' derived from the adj. *xalþa- 'sloping, inclined' (pp. of unattested st. v. *xalan-).
PGmc Ancestor
*xalþjan-
Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)
hella 'to pour out'
(ONP hella (vb.))
Other Scandinavian Reflexes
Far hella, Icel hella, Norw hella, Dan helde, hælde, Sw hälla
OE Cognate
(ge-)hieldan 'lean, incline, slope'
Phonological and morphological markers
ON consonant cluster assimilation
Summary category
A1*c
Forms showing ON consonant cluster assimilation are attested from the N/EM beginning with a1400(c1340) Rolle Psalter (Hat 12). EDD cites MnE dial usage from the N and SW.
Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus
WA 3813