halga

See also: halga'

Irish

Noun

halga m sg

1. h-prothesized form of alga

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxɑːl.ɡɑ/, [ˈhɑːɫ.ɣɑ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *hailagō, from Proto-Germanic *hailagô (“holy person”), weak masculine singular of *hailagaz (“holy”). Cognate with Old High German heilego (“saint”). Formally equivalent to Old Norse Helgi (proper name, literally “Holy One”).

Noun

hālga m

1. holy man, saint (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension

Declension of hālga (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hālga	hālgan
accusative	hālgan	hālgan
genitive	hālgan	hālgena
dative	hālgan	hālgum

Coordinate terms

• hālġe

Derived terms

• ealra hālgena mæssedæġ
• sundorhālga

Descendants

• Middle English: halwe, halewe, halow, halowe, haluwe, halu, halghe, haligh, halogh, halege, halȝe, halȝæ, halȝen, halhe
  • English: hallow
  • Scots: hallow

Etymology 2

Adjective

hālġa

1. strong nominative feminine plural of hāliġ
2. strong accusative feminine plural of hāliġ
3. weak nominative masculine singular of hāliġ