helga

== Icelandic == === Verb === helga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative helgaði, supine helgað) to consecrate; (to declare, or otherwise make something holy) (confer helgur) [with accusative] to dedicate [with accusative] ==== Derived terms ==== helga sér (“to make something one's own”) helga sig (“to dedicate oneself to something”) tilgangurinn helgar meðalið (“the end justifies the mean”) helga þing (“to initiate a conference with special rites”); compare Old Norse þinghelgi (“holy boundary of a meeting”) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === helgen === Noun === helga m or f definite feminine singular of helg == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse helga, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. Cognates include English hallow. ==== Verb ==== helga (present tense helgar, past tense helga, past participle helga, passive infinitive helgast, present participle helgande, imperative helga/helg) to hallow, sanctify to ornate (reflexive) to visit ===== Alternative forms ===== helge (e- and split infinitives) ===== Derived terms ===== helging f ===== Related terms ===== heilag (“holy”) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== helga f definite singular of helg === References === “helga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. === Anagrams === hagle, Helga == Old Norse == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Germanic *hailagōną, whence also English hallow. ==== Verb ==== helga to hallow (mediopassive voice) to be sanctified ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Alternative forms ==== heilaga ==== Adjective ==== helga strong feminine accusative singular of heilagr strong masculine accusative plural of heilagr weak masculine oblique singular of heilagr weak feminine nominative singular of heilagr weak neuter singular of heilagr === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== helga genitive plural indefinite of helgr f === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “helga”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive === Anagrams === hegla, Helga == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish hælgha, from Old Norse helga, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛlˌɡa/ === Verb === helga (present helgar, preterite helgade, supine helgat, imperative helga) to hallow, to keep holy, to sanctify 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === hagel