helgi

See also: 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)

1. weekend; more generally, two or more holidays in a row, in conjunction with a Sunday or a major Christian holiday

   Hvað ertu að gera um helgina?

   What are you doing this weekend?

   Er komin helgi?

   Has the weekend come already?

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

Declension of helgi (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	helgi	helgin	helgar	helgarnar
accusative	helgi	helgina	helgar	helgarnar
dative	helgi	helginni	helgum	helgunum
genitive	helgar	helgarinnar	helga	helganna

Derived terms

• helgarferð
• hvítasunnuhelgi
• jólahelgi
• páskahelgi

Related terms

• helgur
• heilagur

Etymology 2

From Old Norse helgi.

Noun

helgi f (genitive singular helgi, no plural)

1. holiness, sanctity

   Synonym: heilagleiki m

2. (law) security, immunity

   Synonym: friðhelgi f

Declension

Declension of helgi (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	helgi	helgin
accusative	helgi	helgina
dative	helgi	helginni
genitive	helgi	helginnar

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

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of helg

Old Norse

Etymology 1

heilagr (“holy”) +‎ -i (“abstract noun suffix; -ness”).

Noun

helgi f

1. holiness
2. (law) security, immunity

Declension

Declension of helgi (weak īn-stem, singular only)

feminine	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	helgi	helgin
accusative	helgi	helgina
dative	helgi	helginni
genitive	helgi	helginnar

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

1. weak masculine nominative singular of heilagr

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

helgi

1. third-person present subjunctive active of helga

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

helgi

1. accusative singular indefinite of helgr
2. 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)

1. 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