halga

== Irish == === Noun === halga m sg h-prothesized form of alga == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxɑːl.ɡɑ/, [ˈhɑːɫ.ɣɑ] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *hailagō, from Proto-Germanic *hailagô (“holy person”), weak masculine singular of *hailagaz (“holy”). Cognate with Old High German heilego (“saint”). Formally equivalent to Old Norse Helgi (proper name, literally “Holy One”). ==== Noun ==== hālga m holy man, saint (male or of unspecified gender) late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints ===== Declension ===== Weak: ===== Coordinate terms ===== hālġe ===== Derived terms ===== ealra hālgena mæssedæġ sundorhālga ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: halwe, halewe, halow, halowe, haluwe, halu, halghe, haligh, halogh, halege, halȝe, halȝæ, halȝen, halheEnglish: hallowScots: hallow === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== hālġa strong nominative feminine plural of hāliġ strong accusative feminine plural of hāliġ weak nominative masculine singular of hāliġ