Held

From Middle High German helt (genitive heldes), from Old High German helid, from Proto-West Germanic *haliþ (“hero”).

Cognate with Old English hæleþ (English health), Old Saxon helið (Dutch held), West Frisian held, Old Norse halr, hǫlðr (Norwegian Nynorsk hauld). Outside of Germanic, possibly also related to Ancient Greek κέλωρ (kélōr), Tocharian B kālyśke (“boy”).

• IPA^(key): /hɛlt/
• Rhymes: -ɛlt
• Hyphenation: Held

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Held m (weak, genitive Helden, plural Helden, feminine Heldin)

1. hero
2. protagonist

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From Middle High German helt, from Old High German helid, from Proto-West Germanic *haliþ.

• IPA^(key): /hælt/

Held m (plural Helden, feminine Heldin)

1. hero