helgen

== Danish == === Etymology 1 === From Old Danish hælghæn, from Old Saxon hēlagon (“saints”), definite plural of the adjective hēlag (“holy”), from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz, cognate of German heilig, English holy. Doublet of hellig (“holy”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈhɛljən] ==== Noun ==== helgen c (singular definite helgenen, plural indefinite helgener) (religion) saint (a dead person recognised as holy in Christianity) (figuratively) saint (a person who does good) ===== Declension ===== ===== References ===== “helgen” in Den Danske Ordbog “helgen” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈhɛlˀjən] ==== Noun ==== helgen c definite singular of helg == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== helgen m (definite singular helgenen, indefinite plural helgener, definite plural helgenene) saint ===== Derived terms ===== allehelgensdag === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== helga ==== Noun ==== helgen m or f definite masculine singular of helg == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === helgen m (definite singular helgenen, indefinite plural helgenar, definite plural helgenane) saint ==== Derived terms ==== allehelgensdag == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Noun === helgen definite singular of helg