heilsan

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhailsan]

Noun

heilsan f (genitive singular heilsanar, plural heilsanir)

1. greeting

Usage notes

closing a letter

• kærar heilsanir - love
• blíðar heilsanir - kind (warm) regards
• heilsanir - regards

Declension

f2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	heilsan	heilsanin	heilsanir	heilsanirnar
accusative	heilsan	heilsanina	heilsanir	heilsanirnar
dative	heilsan	heilsanini	heilsanum	heilsanunum
genitive	heilsanar	heilsanarinnar	heilsana	heilsananna

Synonyms

• heilsa, kvøða

Derived terms

• afturheilsan (greeting in return)
• jólaheilsan (Christmas greeting)
• skilnaðarheilsan (farewell)
• vinarheilsan (greeting between friends)

Old Norse

Etymology

From heilsa (“to greet”) +‎ -an.

Noun

heilsan f (genitive heilsanar, plural heilsanir)

1. a salutation, a greeting

Declension

Declension of heilsan (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	heilsan	heilsanin	heilsanir	heilsanirnar
accusative	heilsan	heilsanina	heilsanir	heilsanirnar
dative	heilsan	heilsaninni	heilsunum	heilsununum
genitive	heilsanar	heilsanarinnar	heilsana	heilsananna

Further reading

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