hellig

See also: héllig

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • hellich (variant spelling)
  • hillig (Kölsch)

Etymology

From Middle High German heilec, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈheliɕ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛliɕ/ (parts of Moselle Franconian)

Adjective

hellig (masculine hellije, feminine hellije or hellig, comparative hellijer, superlative et helligste)

  1. (most dialects) holy, sacred

Derived terms

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse heilagr, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɛli]

Adjective

hellig

  1. holy, sacred
    Hellige Gud, hellige Stærke, hellige Udødelige, forbarm Dig over os
    Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us
  2. sanctimonious, holier-than-thou

Inflection

Inflection of hellig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular hellig helligere helligst2
indefinite neuter singular helligt helligere helligst2
plural hellige helligere helligst2
definite attributive1 hellige helligere helligste

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

Further reading

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German hellic, hellec, ultimately perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (to dry out).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛlɪç/
  • Hyphenation: hel‧lig

Adjective

hellig (strong nominative masculine singular helliger, comparative helliger, superlative am helligsten)

  1. (obsolete) tired, exhausted

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛlɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɪ

Etymology 1

From Danish hellig, from Old Danish hælægh, like Old Norse heilagr (Norwegian Nynorsk heilag) from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.

Adjective

hellig (neuter singular hellig, definite singular and plural hellige, comparative helligere, indefinite superlative helligst, definite superlative helligste)

  1. holy
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

hellig

  1. imperative of hellige

See also

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