helt
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Low German helt (“hero”) or German Held (“hero”), from Proto-Germanic *haliþaz (“hero”).
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Noun edit
helt c (singular definite helten, plural indefinite helte)
- hero (a person who shows great courage and carries out extraordinary deeds)
- hero (a person who helps other selflessly)
- hero (a rolemodel)
- hero (the protagonist in a narrative)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
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- “helt,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Danish hielth, possibly derived from Proto-Germanic *heltą (“hilt”).
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Noun edit
helt c (singular definite helten, plural indefinite helt)
- whitefish (especially the species Coregonus lavaretus).
Declension edit
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- “helt,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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helt
Adverb edit
helt
References edit
- “helt,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Verb edit
helt
- inflection of hellen:
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
helt
Adverb edit
helt
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Low German helt (“hero”).
Noun edit
helt m (definite singular helten, indefinite plural helter, definite plural heltene)
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Etymology 3 edit
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Verb edit
helt
- past participle of hele (Etymology 4)
- past participle of helle
References edit
- “helt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German helt.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
helt m (definite singular helten, indefinite plural heltar, definite plural heltane)
Derived terms edit
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- “helt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse edit
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helt
- inflection of halda:
Swedish edit
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helt
Adverb edit
helt (not comparable)
Tok Pisin edit
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Noun edit
helt
Yola edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English helen, from Old English helan, from Proto-West Germanic *helan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
helt (past participle hole)
References edit
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 46