halga

Irish

Noun

halga m sg

  1. h-prothesized form of alga

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈxɑːl.ɡɑ/, [ˈhɑːɫ.ɣɑ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *hailagō, from Proto-Germanic *hailagô (“holy person”), weak masculine singular of *hailagaz (“holy”). Cognate with Old High German heilego (“saint”). Formally equivalent to Old Norse Helgi (proper name, literally “Holy One”).

Noun

hālga m

  1. holy man, saint (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension
Declension of halga (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hālga hālgan
accusative hālgan hālgan
genitive hālgan hālgena
dative hālgan hālgum
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
  • ealra hālgena mæssedæġ
  • sundorhālga
Descendants
  • Middle English: halwe, halewe, halow, halowe, haluwe, halu, halghe, haligh, halogh, halege, halȝe, halȝæ, halȝen, halhe
    • English: hallow
    • Scots: hallae

Adjective

hālga

  1. strong nominative feminine plural of hāliġ
  2. strong accusative feminine plural of hāliġ
  3. weak nominative masculine singular of hāliġ

Tausug

Etymology

From Malay harga.

Noun

halga

  1. price
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