different between halm vs halp

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /h??m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /h?m/
• Rhymes: -??m

Noun

halm (countable and uncountable, plural halms)

1. (botany) Alternative spelling of haulm

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse halmr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /halm/, [hal?m]

Noun

halm c (singular definite halmen, not used in plural form)

1. haulm, straw

Derived terms

References

• “halm” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?lm

Noun

halm m (plural halmen, diminutive halmpje n)

1. haulm, stalk, stem of grasses (including grain and reed)

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English helm.

Noun

halm

1. Alternative form of helm

Etymology 2

From Old English healm, from Proto-Germanic *halmaz.

Alternative forms

• healm, helme, halme, holme

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /halm/

Noun

halm (plural helmes)

1. The stalks remaining after cultivation; haulm, straw.
2. A grip or pole of a weapon.

Descendants

• English: haulm, halm

References

• “halm, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-18.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse halmr

Noun

halm m (definite singular halmen)

1. straw

Derived terms

• halmtak

References

• “halm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse halmr

Noun

halm m (definite singular halmen)

1. straw

Derived terms

• halmtak

References

• “halm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse halmr.

Pronunciation

Noun

halm c

1. straw, haulm

Declension

Related terms

References

• halm in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hælp/, /h??lp/

Verb

halp (third-person singular simple present halps, present participle halping, simple past and past participle halped)

1. (nonstandard, humorous) Alternative spelling of help
2. (obsolete) Alternative form of holp (“helped”)

   • Thus halp him God.

Usage notes

• The modern form is generally used only as an imperative ("Halp!"). The other forms are more rare. On the internet often associated with lolcats.
• In Internet slang, the verb may describe action that was intended to be helpful, but in reality is counterproductive or not useful: "Stop halping!"

Anagrams

• Pahl, phal

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German halp, from Old High German halp, from Proto-West Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz (“half”). Cognate with German halb, English half.

Adjective

halp (not comparable)

1. (Sette Comuni) half

Declension

References

• “halp” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Irish

Noun

halp m

1. h-prothesized form of alp

Verb

halp m

1. h-prothesized form of alp

Old Norse

Verb

halp

1. third-person singular past indicative active of hjalpa

Swedish

Verb

halp

1. (archaic) past tense of hjälpa.