Old Saxon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *hailag, whence also Old English hāliġ, Old Frisian hēlich, Old High German heilag, Old Norse heilagr, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌲𐍃 (hailags).

Adjective edit

hēlag

  1. holy, sacred

Declension edit


Descendants edit

  • Middle Low German: hilch, hillich (inflected hillig-)