heiligen
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch heiligen, from Old Dutch *hēlagon, *heiligon, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. Equivalent to heilig + -en.
Verb edit
heiligen
- (transitive) to hallow, to sanctify
- Uw naam worde geheiligd.
- Hallowed be thy name.
Inflection edit
Inflection of heiligen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | heiligen | |||
past singular | heiligde | |||
past participle | geheiligd | |||
infinitive | heiligen | |||
gerund | heiligen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | heilig | heiligde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | heiligt | heiligde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | heiligt | heiligde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | heiligt | heiligde | ||
3rd person singular | heiligt | heiligde | ||
plural | heiligen | heiligden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | heilige | heiligde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | heiligen | heiligden | ||
imperative sing. | heilig | |||
imperative plur.1 | heiligt | |||
participles | heiligend | geheiligd | ||
1) Archaic. |
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Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: heilig
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
heiligen
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German heiligen, from Old High German heilagōn, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. Cognate with Dutch heiligen, English hallow.
Verb edit
heiligen (weak, third-person singular present heiligt, past tense heiligte, past participle geheiligt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to hallow; to make holy
- Vater unser im Himmel, geheiligt werde dein Name.
- Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. (Lord’s Prayer)
- Sende deinen Geist auf diese Gaben herab und heilige sie, damit sie uns werden Leib und Blut deines Sohnes, unseres Herrn Jesus Christus.
- Let your Spirit come upon these gifts to make them holy, so that they may become for us the body and blood of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. (Catholic eucharist prayer)
- (transitive) to regard or respect as holy
Conjugation edit
infinitive | heiligen | ||||
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present participle | heiligend | ||||
past participle | geheiligt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich heilige | wir heiligen | i | ich heilige | wir heiligen |
du heiligst | ihr heiligt | du heiligest | ihr heiliget | ||
er heiligt | sie heiligen | er heilige | sie heiligen | ||
preterite | ich heiligte | wir heiligten | ii | ich heiligte1 | wir heiligten1 |
du heiligtest | ihr heiligtet | du heiligtest1 | ihr heiligtet1 | ||
er heiligte | sie heiligten | er heiligte1 | sie heiligten1 | ||
imperative | heilig (du) heilige (du) |
heiligt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
heiligen
- inflection of heilig: