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heilsa

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse heilsa.

Noun

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heilsa f (genitive singular heilsu, plural heilsur)

  1. health
  2. greeting

Declension

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f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative heilsa heilsan heilsur heilsurnar
accusative heilsu heilsuna heilsur heilsurnar
dative heilsu heilsuni heilsum heilsunum
genitive heilsu heilsunnar heilsa heilsanna

Synonyms

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Verb

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heilsa (third person singular past indicative heilsaði, third person plural past indicative heilsað, supine heilsað)

  1. to greet

Conjugation

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Conjugation of heilsa (group v-30)
infinitive heilsa
supine heilsað
present past
first singular heilsi heilsaði
second singular heilsar heilsaði
third singular heilsar heilsaði
plural heilsa heilsaðu
participle (a6)1 heilsandi heilsaður
imperative
singular heilsa!
plural heilsið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse heilsa.

Noun

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heilsa f (genitive singular heilsu, no plural)

  1. health
    Hvernig er heilsan?
    How is the health?
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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heilsa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative heilsaði, supine heilsað)

  1. to greet
    Heilsaðu ömmu þinni.
    Greet your grandmother.
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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hailisōną (to greet, salute). Cognate with Old High German heilida.

Noun

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heilsa f

  1. health

Declension

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Declension of heilsa (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative heilsa heilsan heilsur heilsurnar
accusative heilsu heilsuna heilsur heilsurnar
dative heilsu heilsunni heilsum heilsunum
genitive heilsu heilsunnar heilsna heilsnanna

Descendants

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Verb

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heilsa

  1. to greet

Conjugation

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “heilsa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive