heolor

Old English

Alternative forms

• heoler, helor, helur, heler

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *heluru, from Proto-Germanic *helurō (“balance, scales”), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to protrude; high”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxe͜o.lor/, [ˈhe͜o.lor]

Noun

heolor f

1. balance, scales

Declension

Declension of heolor (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	heolor	heolora, heolore
accusative	heolore	heolora, heolore
genitive	heolore	heolora
dative	heolore	heolorum

Derived terms

• heoloran (“to balance, weigh; to ponder, consider”)
• heolorian (“to balance, weigh; to ponder, consider”)
• heolorung (“balance, scales”)
• twīheolor (“balance, scales”)
• heolorbledu (“scales of a balance”)

Related terms

• āheolorian
• heolra (“balance, scales”)