hälsa

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish hēlsa, from Old Norse heilsa, from Proto-Germanic *hailisōną, from *hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos. === Pronunciation === === Noun === hälsa c health ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ohälsa hälsokontroll hälsokost hälsovård === Verb === hälsa (present hälsar, preterite hälsade, supine hälsat, imperative hälsa) to greet, salute to bid (welcome) to send word ==== Usage notes ==== With the stress on hälsa, hälsa på means to greet. Stress on på changes the meaning to visit. See hälsa på. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hälsa på (“to pay a visit”) kunna hälsa hem (“be done for”) var hälsad (“greetings, hail”) ==== Related terms ==== hälsning (“a greeting”) === References === hälsa in Svensk ordbok (SO) hälsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) hälsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) 1. hälsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) 2. hälsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)