Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse heilsa.

Noun edit

heilsa f (genitive singular heilsu, plural heilsur)

  1. health
  2. greeting

Declension edit

Declension of heilsa
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative heilsa heilsan heilsur heilsurnar
accusative heilsu heilsuna heilsur heilsurnar
dative heilsu heilsuni heilsum heilsunum
genitive heilsu heilsunnar heilsa heilsanna

Synonyms edit

Verb edit

heilsa (third person singular past indicative heilsaði, third person plural past indicative heilsað, supine heilsað)

  1. to greet

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of heilsa (group v-30)
infinitive heilsa
supine heilsað
participle (a6)1 heilsandi heilsaður
present past
first singular heilsi heilsaði
second singular heilsar heilsaði
third singular heilsar heilsaði
plural heilsa heilsaðu
imperative
singular heilsa!
plural heilsið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse heilsa.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

heilsa f (genitive singular heilsu, no plural)

  1. health
    Hvernig er heilsan?
    How is the health?

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

heilsa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative heilsaði, supine heilsað)

  1. to greet
    Heilsaðu ömmu þinni.
    Greet your grandmother.

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *hailaz (whole, hale), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos. Cognate with Old High German heilida.

Noun edit

heilsa f

  1. health

Declension edit

Descendants edit

Verb edit

heilsa

  1. to greet

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  • heilsa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press