helgr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

helgr f (genitive helgar, plural helgar)

  1. holiday, festival
    hringja til helgar
    to ring for a festival

Declension[edit]

  Declension of helgr (strong ijō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative helgr helgrin helgar helgarnar
accusative helgi helgina helgar helgarnar
dative helgi helginni helgum helgunum
genitive helgar helgarinnar helga helganna

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: helgi f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: helg f; (dialectal) hæg f, halg f, helj f, halj f
  • Norwegian Bokmål: helg m or f
  • Swedish: helg c
  • Danish: helg c

References[edit]

  • “helgr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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