helga

helga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative helgaði, supine helgað)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to consecrate; (to declare, or otherwise make something holy) (confer helgur)
2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to dedicate

   Hún helgaði honum bók.

   She dedicated a book to him.

• 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”))

• helgen

helga m or f

1. definite feminine singular of helg

From Old Norse helga, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. Cognates include English hallow.

helga (present tense helgar, past tense helga, past participle helga, passive infinitive helgast, present participle helgande, imperative helga/helg)

1. to hallow, sanctify
2. to ornate
3. (reflexive) to visit

• helge (e- and split infinitives)

• helging f

• heilag (“holy”)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

helga f

1. definite singular of helg

• “helga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• hagle, Helga

From Proto-Germanic *hailagōną, whence also English hallow.

helga

1. to hallow
2. (mediopassive) to be sanctified

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• heilaga

helga

1. strong feminine accusative singular of heilagr
2. strong masculine accusative plural of heilagr
3. weak masculine oblique singular of heilagr
4. weak feminine nominative singular of heilagr
5. weak neuter singular of heilagr

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

helga

1. genitive plural indefinite of helgr f

• “helga”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

• hegla, Helga

From Old Swedish hælgha, from Old Norse helga, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlˌɡa/

• Audio:

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helga (present helgar, preterite helgade, supine helgat, imperative helga)

1. to hallow, to keep holy, to worship

   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)

• hagel