hälsing

== Swedish == === Etymology === From hals (“neck”) +‎ -ing, as in “someone living by the neck”, likely referring to a narrow body of water (in the case of Hälsingland, the Gulf of Bothnia and more specifically Kvarken). SAOB agrees that the word is derived from hals, but states that it is disputed what that word is used to mean in hälsing. === Noun === hälsing c a person from Hälsingland ==== Declension ==== === References === “hälsing”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “hälsing”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “hälsing”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)