heilagr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hailagaz (“holy, sacred”), whence also Old English hāliġ, Old Frisian hēlich, Old Saxon hēlag, Old High German heilag, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌲𐍃 (hailags).

Adjective

heilagr (comparative helgari, superlative helgastr)

  1. holy
  2. inviolable, sacred

Declension
    Strong declension of heilagr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heilagr helg, heilǫg helgt, heilagt
accusative helgan, heilagan helga, heilaga helgt, heilagt
dative helgum, heilǫgum helgri, heilagri helgu, heilǫgu
genitive helgs, heilags helgrar, heilagrar helgs, heilags
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative helgir, heilagir helgar, heilagar helg, heilǫg
accusative helga, heilaga helgar, heilagar helg, heilǫg
dative helgum, heilǫgum helgum, heilǫgum helgum, heilǫgum
genitive helgra, heilagra helgra, heilagra helgra, heilagra
    Weak declension of heilagr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative helgi, heilagi helga, heilaga helga, heilaga
accusative helga, heilaga helgu, heilǫgu helga, heilaga
dative helga, heilaga helgu, heilǫgu helga, heilaga
genitive helga, heilaga helgu, heilǫgu helga, heilaga
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative helgu, heilǫgu helgu, heilǫgu helgu, heilǫgu
accusative helgu, heilǫgu helgu, heilǫgu helgu, heilǫgu
dative helgum, heilǫgum helgum, heilǫgum helgum, heilǫgum
genitive helgu, heilǫgu helgu, heilǫgu helgu, heilǫgu
    Declension of comparative of heilagr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative helgari, heilagari helgari, heilagari helgara, heilagara
accusative helgara, heilagara helgari, heilagari helgara, heilagara
dative helgara, heilagara helgari, heilagari helgara, heilagara
genitive helgara, heilagara helgari, heilagari helgara, heilagara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative helgari, heilagari helgari, heilagari helgari, heilagari
accusative helgari, heilagari helgari, heilagari helgari, heilagari
dative helgurum, heilǫgurum helgurum, heilǫgurum helgurum, heilǫgurum
genitive helgari, heilagari helgari, heilagari helgari, heilagari
    Strong declension of superlative of heilagr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heilagastr helgust, heilǫgust helgast, heilagast
accusative helgastan, heilagastan helgasta, heilagasta helgast, heilagast
dative helgustum, heilǫgustum helgastri, heilagastri helgustu, heilǫgustu
genitive helgasts, heilagasts helgastrar, heilagastrar helgasts, heilagasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative helgastir, heilagastir helgaastr, heilagastar helgust, heilǫgust
accusative helgasta, heilagasta helgaastr, heilagastar helgust, heilǫgust
dative helgustum, heilǫgustum helgustum, heilǫgustum helgustum, heilǫgustum
genitive helgastra, heilagastra helgastra, heilagastra helgastra, heilagastra
    Weak declension of superlative of heilagr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative helgasti, heilagasti helgasta, heilagasta helgasta, heilagasta
accusative helgasta, heilagasta helgustu, heilǫgustu helgasta, heilagasta
dative helgasta, heilagasta helgustu, heilǫgustu helgasta, heilagasta
genitive helgasta, heilagasta helgustu, heilǫgustu helgasta, heilagasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative helgustu, heilǫgustu helgustu, heilǫgustu helgustu, heilǫgustu
accusative helgustu, heilǫgustu helgustu, heilǫgustu helgustu, heilǫgustu
dative helgustum, heilǫgustum helgustum, heilǫgustum helgustum, heilǫgustum
genitive helgustu, heilǫgustu helgustu, heilǫgustu helgustu, heilǫgustu
Usage notes

This adjective is usually contracted before a vowel, while the root vowel becomes short, yielding another set of possible forms. However, uncontracted forms also tend to appear.

Descendants

References
  • heilagr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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