helbred

Danish

Etymology

Nominalisation of an old archaic adjective from Old Danish helbregde (“who is in good health”). From Old Norse heilbrigði. First part is from hel. Last part is related to Old Norse bragð (“moment, deed, advice”) and Old Norse bregða, see Danish bebrejde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛlˌbʁɛð]

Noun

helbred n (singular definite helbredet, not used in plural form)

1. health

   Synonyms: helse, sundhed

Derived terms

• helbredskontrol
• helbredsmæssig
• helbredsproblem
• helbredsskadelig
• helbredstilstand
• jernhelbred

References

• “helbred” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

helbred

1. imperative of helbrede