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helga

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See also: Helga and Helgą

Icelandic

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Verb

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helga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative helgaði, supine helgað)

  1. to consecrate; (to declare, or otherwise make something holy) (confer helgur) [with accusative]
  2. to dedicate [with accusative]
    Hún helgaði honum bók.
    She dedicated a book to him.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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helga m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of helg

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse helga, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. Cognates include English hallow.

Verb

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helga (present tense helgar, past tense helga, past participle helga, passive infinitive helgast, present participle helgande, imperative helga/helg)

  1. to hallow, sanctify
  2. to ornate
  3. (reflexive) to visit
Alternative forms
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  • helge (e- and split infinitives)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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helga f

  1. definite singular of helg

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *hailagōną, whence also English hallow.

Verb

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helga

  1. to hallow
  2. (mediopassive) to be sanctified
Conjugation
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Conjugation of helga — active (weak class 2)
infinitive helga
present participle helgandi
past participle helgaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular helga helgaða helga helgaða
2nd person singular helgar helgaðir helgir helgaðir
3rd person singular helgar helgaði helgi helgaði
1st person plural helgum helguðum helgim helgaðim
2nd person plural helgið helguðuð helgið helgaðið
3rd person plural helga helguðu helgi helgaði
imperative present
2nd person singular helga
1st person plural helgum
2nd person plural helgið
Conjugation of helga — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive helgask
present participle helgandisk
past participle helgazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular helgumk helguðumk helgumk helguðumk
2nd person singular helgask helgaðisk helgisk helgaðisk
3rd person singular helgask helgaðisk helgisk helgaðisk
1st person plural helgumsk helguðumsk helgimsk helgaðimsk
2nd person plural helgizk helguðuzk helgizk helgaðizk
3rd person plural helgask helguðusk helgisk helgaðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular helgask
1st person plural helgumsk
2nd person plural helgizk

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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helga

  1. strong feminine accusative singular of heilagr
  2. strong masculine accusative plural of heilagr
  3. weak masculine oblique singular of heilagr
  4. weak feminine nominative singular of heilagr
  5. weak neuter singular of heilagr

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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helga

  1. genitive plural indefinite of helgr f

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “helga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish hælgha, from Old Norse helga, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛlˌɡa/
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Verb

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helga (present helgar, preterite helgade, supine helgat, imperative helga)

  1. to hallow, to keep holy, to sanctify
    helgat varde ditt namn
    hallowed be thy name (Lord's Prayer)
    Tänk på vilodagen, så att du helgar den.
    Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. (Ten Commandments)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of helga (weak)
active passive
infinitive helga helgas
supine helgat helgats
imperative helga
imper. plural1 helgen
present past present past
indicative helgar helgade helgas helgades
ind. plural1 helga helgade helgas helgades
subjunctive2 helge helgade helges helgades
present participle helgande
past participle helgad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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