helsen

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish hælsæn, helse, from Old Norse heilsa, from Proto-Germanic *hailisǭ, cognate with Swedish hälsa. Ultimately derived from the noun *hailaz (“whole, sound”). Doublet of helse (“health”) and hilsen (“greeting”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɛlsən/, [ˈhɛlsn̩] === Noun === helsen c (indeclinable) (dated) good health Synonym: sundhed === References === “helsen” in Den Danske Ordbog == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *helsen, from Proto-Germanic *halsijaną, from *halsaz (“neck”) (Middle Dutch hals). === Verb === helsen to hug, to embrace ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: helzen === Further reading === “helsen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “helsen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === helsa === Noun === helsen m or f definite masculine singular of helse