halig

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Hungarian

Etymology

hal +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ha‧lig

Noun

halig

  1. terminative singular of hal

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hailag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz, equivalent to hāl +‎ -iġ.

Cognate with Old Frisian hēlich, Old Saxon hēlag, Old High German heilag, Old Norse heilagr, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌲𐍃 (hailags).

Pronunciation

Adjective

hāliġ (comparative hāliġra, superlative hālgost)

  1. holy, sacred
  2. healthy, sound

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: holy
    • English: holy
    • Scots: haly, halie
    • Yola: holly, holy