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helga

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. (transitive, governs the accusative) to consecrate; (to declare, or otherwise make something holy) (confer helgur)
  2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to dedicate
    Hún helgaði honum bók.
    She dedicated a book to him.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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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
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  • helge (e- and split infinitives)
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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 present past
1st-person singular helga helgaða
2nd-person singular helgar helgaðir
3rd-person singular helgar helgaði
1st-person plural helgum helguðum
2nd-person plural helgið helguðuð
3rd-person plural helga helguðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular helga helgaða
2nd-person singular helgir helgaðir
3rd-person singular helgi helgaði
1st-person plural helgim helgaðim
2nd-person plural helgið helgaðið
3rd-person plural 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 present past
1st-person singular helgumk helguðumk
2nd-person singular helgask helgaðisk
3rd-person singular helgask helgaðisk
1st-person plural helgumsk helguðumsk
2nd-person plural helgizk helguðuzk
3rd-person plural helgask helguðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular helgumk helguðumk
2nd-person singular helgisk helgaðisk
3rd-person singular helgisk helgaðisk
1st-person plural helgimsk helgaðimsk
2nd-person plural helgizk helgaðizk
3rd-person plural 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.

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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

References

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

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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 worship
    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
Participles
Present participle helgande
Past participle helgad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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