From Old Swedish hēlsa, from Old Norse heilsa, from Proto-Germanic *hailisōną, from *hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
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Declension of hälsa | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | hälsa | hälsan | — | — |
Genitive | hälsas | hälsans | — | — |
hälsa (present hälsar, preterite hälsade, supine hälsat, imperative hälsa)
With the stress on hälsa, hälsa på means to greet. Stress on på changes the meaning to visit. See hälsa på.
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | hälsa | hälsas | ||
Supine | hälsat | hälsats | ||
Imperative | hälsa | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | hälsen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | hälsar | hälsade | hälsas | hälsades |
Ind. plural1 | hälsa | hälsade | hälsas | hälsades |
Subjunctive2 | hälse | hälsade | hälses | hälsades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | hälsande | |||
Past participle | hälsad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |