helgi

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛlcɪ/ Rhymes: -ɛlcɪ Homophone: Helgi === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse helgr (accusative and dative helgi). ==== Noun ==== helgi f (genitive singular helgar, nominative plural helgar) weekend; more generally, two or more holidays in a row, in conjunction with a Sunday or a major Christian holiday ===== Usage notes ===== um helgina ― over the weekend or during [last] weekend eftir helgi(na) ― after the weekend; at the beginning of the working week ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== helgur heilagur === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse helgi. ==== Noun ==== helgi f (genitive singular helgi, no plural) holiness, sanctity Synonym: heilagleiki m (law) security, immunity Synonym: friðhelgi f ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== helgur heilagur === Further reading === “helgi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages) == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === helgi f (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of helg == Old Norse == === Etymology 1 === heilagr (“holy”) +‎ -i (“abstract noun suffix; -ness”). ==== Noun ==== helgi f holiness (law) security, immunity ===== Declension ===== ===== Descendants ===== Icelandic: helgi (2) Faroese: halgi In other Nordic languages this word is conflated with helgr (“holiday”), and the corresponding words in Danish (helg) and Swedish (helg) have inherited the meanings of both words. Even Faroese halgi, which clearly derives from this Old Norse form, also carries the meaning of helgr, although there is also a separate Faroese word, halga, for that. === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Alternative forms ==== heilagi ==== Adjective ==== helgi weak masculine nominative singular of heilagr === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== helgi third-person present subjunctive active of helga === Etymology 4 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== helgi accusative singular indefinite of helgr dative singular indefinite of helgr === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “helgi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive === Anagrams === Helgi == Welsh == === Etymology === hel (“hunting”) +‎ ci (“dog”) === Noun === helgi m (plural helgwn, not mutable) hound, hunting dog ==== Synonyms ==== (hunting dog): ci hela === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “helgi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies