Hældet

Hældet is a Danish word formed from the verb hælde and is used as a past participle and adjectival form meaning "poured", "tilted" or "inclined". As a verbal form it appears in perfect and passive constructions; as an adjective it describes an object or surface that slopes or has been tipped.

Grammatical usage varies with context and dialect. In verbal phrases hældet marks that a pouring or tilting action has been completed (for example, a liquid that has been poured). In attributive use it describes geometry or orientation, as in a hældet flade (an inclined surface) or hældet tag (a sloping roof). The word is closely related to other forms stemming from the same verb, and some stylistic and regional variation exists in the exact participle spelling and usage.

Hældet appears frequently in everyday speech and technical language—cooking (ingredienser hældet i en skål), construction (elementer hældet for afløb) and geography (terræn med en hældet profil). Cognates occur across the Scandinavian languages, for example Swedish hälla and Norwegian helle, reflecting a common Germanic origin. Pronunciation follows Danish phonology and is typically rendered roughly as "hel-det" with the Danish æ vowel.