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

• hālġe

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: hallow

Etymology 2

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

Borrowed from Malay harga.

Noun

halga

1. price