helga

See also: Helga and Helgą

Icelandic

Verb

helga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative helgaði, supine helgað)

1. to consecrate; (to declare, or otherwise make something holy) (confer helgur) [with accusative]
2. to dedicate [with accusative]

   Hún helgaði honum bók.

   She dedicated a book to him.

Derived terms

• helga sér (“to make something one's own”)
• helga sig (“to dedicate oneself to something”)
• tilgangurinn helgar meðalið (“the end justifies the mean”)
• helga þing (“to initiate a conference with special rites”); compare Old Norse þinghelgi (“holy boundary of a meeting”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• helgen

Noun

helga m or f

1. definite feminine singular of helg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse helga, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. Cognates include English hallow.

Verb

helga (present tense helgar, past tense helga, past participle helga, passive infinitive helgast, present participle helgande, imperative helga/helg)

1. to hallow, sanctify
2. to ornate
3. (reflexive) to visit

Alternative forms

• helge (e- and split infinitives)

Derived terms

• helging f

Related terms

• heilag (“holy”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

helga f

1. definite singular of helg

References

• “helga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• hagle, Helga

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hailagōną, whence also English hallow.

Verb

helga

1. to hallow
2. (mediopassive) to be sanctified

Conjugation

Conjugation of helga — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	helga
present participle	helgandi
past participle	helgaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	helga	helgaða
2nd-person singular	helgar	helgaðir
3rd-person singular	helgar	helgaði
1st-person plural	helgum	helguðum
2nd-person plural	helgið	helguðuð
3rd-person plural	helga	helguðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	helga	helgaða
2nd-person singular	helgir	helgaðir
3rd-person singular	helgi	helgaði
1st-person plural	helgim	helgaðim
2nd-person plural	helgið	helgaðið
3rd-person plural	helgi	helgaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	helga
1st-person plural	helgum
2nd-person plural	helgið

Conjugation of helga — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	helgask
present participle	helgandisk
past participle	helgazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	helgumk	helguðumk
2nd-person singular	helgask	helgaðisk
3rd-person singular	helgask	helgaðisk
1st-person plural	helgumsk	helguðumsk
2nd-person plural	helgizk	helguðuzk
3rd-person plural	helgask	helguðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	helgumk	helguðumk
2nd-person singular	helgisk	helgaðisk
3rd-person singular	helgisk	helgaðisk
1st-person plural	helgimsk	helgaðimsk
2nd-person plural	helgizk	helgaðizk
3rd-person plural	helgisk	helgaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	helgask
1st-person plural	helgumsk
2nd-person plural	helgizk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• heilaga

Adjective

helga

1. strong feminine accusative singular of heilagr
2. strong masculine accusative plural of heilagr
3. weak masculine oblique singular of heilagr
4. weak feminine nominative singular of heilagr
5. weak neuter singular of heilagr

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

helga

1. genitive plural indefinite of helgr f

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• hegla, Helga

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hælgha, from Old Norse helga, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlˌɡa/

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

helga (present helgar, preterite helgade, supine helgat, imperative helga)

1. to hallow, to keep holy, to worship

   helgat varde ditt namn

   hallowed be thy name (Lord's Prayer)

   Tänk på vilodagen, så att du helgar den.

   Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. (Ten Commandments)

Conjugation

Conjugation of helga (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	helga		helgas
supine	helgat		helgats
imperative	helga		—
imper. plural1	helgen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	helgar	helgade	helgas	helgades
ind. plural1	helga	helgade	helgas	helgades
subjunctive2	helge	helgade	helges	helgades
present participle		helgande
past participle		helgad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• helg
• Helga
• helgd
• helgdag
• Helge
• helgedom
• helgelse
• helgerån
• helgon
• helig

Anagrams

• hagel