helgi

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Faroese

Proper noun

helgi m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

  • son of Helgi: Helgason
  • daughter of Helgi: Helgadóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Helgi
accusative Helga
dative Helga
genitive Helga

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse helgr (accusative and dative helgi).

Noun

helgi f (genitive singular helgar, nominative plural helgar)

  1. weekend; more generally, two or more holidays in a row, in conjunction with a Sunday or a major Christian holiday
    Hvað ertu að gera um helgina?
    What are you doing this weekend?
    Er komin helgi?
    Has the weekend come already?
Usage notes
  • um helgina ― over the weekend or during weekend
  • eftir helgi(na) ― after the weekend; at the beginning of the working week
Declension
Declension of helgi (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative helgi helgin helgar helgarnar
accusative helgi helgina helgar helgarnar
dative helgi helginni helgum helgunum
genitive helgar helgarinnar helga helganna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse helgi.

Noun

helgi f (genitive singular helgi, no plural)

  1. holiness, sanctity
    Synonym: heilagleiki m
  2. (law) security, immunity
    Synonym: friðhelgi f
Declension
Declension of helgi (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative helgi helgin
accusative helgi helgina
dative helgi helginni
genitive helgi helginnar

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

helgi f

  1. (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of helg

Old Norse

Etymology 1

heilagr (“holy”) +‎ -i (“abstract noun suffix; -ness”).

Noun

helgi f

  1. holiness
  2. (law) security, immunity
Declension
  Declension of helgi (weak īn-stem, singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite definite
nominative helgi helgin
accusative helgi helgina
dative helgi helginni
genitive helgi helginnar
Descendants
  • Icelandic: helgi (2)
  • Faroese: halgi

In other Nordic languages this word is conflated with helgr (“holiday”), and the corresponding words in Danish (helg) and Swedish (helg) have inherited the meanings of both words. Even Faroese halgi, which clearly derives from this Old Norse form, also carries the meaning of helgr, although there is also a separate Faroese word, halga, for that.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

Adjective

helgi

  1. weak masculine nominative singular of heilagr

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

helgi

  1. third-person present subjunctive active of helga

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

helgi

  1. accusative singular indefinite of helgr
  2. dative singular indefinite of helgr

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Welsh

Etymology

hel (“hunting”) +‎ ci (“dog”)

Noun

helgi m (plural helgwn, not mutable)

  1. hound, hunting dog

Synonyms

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “helgi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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