Inherited from Old Frisian hēlich, from Proto-West Germanic *hailag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz. Cognate with West Frisian hillig and German heilig.
helig (masculine heligen, feminine, plural or definite helige, comparative heliger, superlative heligst)
Inherited from Old Swedish hēlagher, hēligher, hælig, hælog, from Old Norse heilagr, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.
helig
Inflection of helig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | helig | heligare | heligast |
Neuter singular | heligt | heligare | heligast |
Plural | heliga | heligare | heligast |
Masculine plural3 | helige | heligare | heligast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | helige | heligare | heligaste |
All | heliga | heligare | heligaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |