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hellig

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See also: héllig

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • hellich (variant spelling)
  • hillig (Kölsch)

Etymology

From Middle High German heilec, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈheliɕ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛliɕ/ (parts of Moselle Franconian)

Adjective

hellig (masculine hellije, feminine hellije or hellig, comparative hellijer, superlative et helligste)

  1. (most dialects) holy, sacred

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse heilagr, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hellig

  1. holy, sacred
    Hellige Gud, hellige Stærke, hellige Udødelige, forbarm Dig over os
    Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us
  2. sanctimonious, holier-than-thou

Inflection

More information positive, comparative ...

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German hellic, hellec, ultimately perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (to dry out).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛlɪç/
  • Hyphenation: hel‧lig

Adjective

hellig (strong nominative masculine singular helliger, comparative helliger, superlative am helligsten)

  1. (obsolete) tired, exhausted

Declension

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Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛlɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɪ

Etymology 1

From Danish hellig, from Old Danish hælægh, like Old Norse heilagr (Norwegian Nynorsk heilag) from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.

Adjective

hellig (neuter singular hellig, definite singular and plural hellige, comparative helligere, indefinite superlative helligst, definite superlative helligste)

  1. holy
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

hellig

  1. imperative of hellige

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