healm

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *halmą, *halmaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhæɑlm/

Noun

healm n (nominative plural healm)

(botany) the stalk of a plant or grass
straw; hay; stubble

Inflection

Declension of healm (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	healm	healm
accusative	healm	healm
genitive	healmes	healma
dative	healme	healmum

Descendants

Middle English: halm
- English: halm, haulm
- Scots: haulm

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