See also: Helgi

Faroese edit

Proper noun edit

helgi m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes edit

  • son of Helgi: Helgason
  • daughter of Helgi: Helgadóttir

Declension edit

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Helgi
Accusative Helga
Dative Helga
Genitive Helga

Icelandic edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse helgr (accusative and dative helgi).

Noun edit

helgi f (genitive singular helgi or helgar, nominative plural helgar)

  1. two or more holidays in a row, in conjunction with a Sunday or a major Christian holiday; most often denoting the weekend, i.e. the conjunction of a Saturday and Sunday and any adjacent public or private holidays
    Hvað ertu að gera um helgina?
    What are you doing this weekend?
    Er komin helgi?
    Has the weekend come already?
Usage notes edit
  • um helgina (over the weekend or during [last] weekend)
  • eftir helgi(na) (after the weekend; at the beginning of the working week)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse helgi.

Noun edit

helgi f (genitive singular helgi, no plural)

  1. holiness, sanctity
  2. (law) security, immunity
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit

Further reading edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

helgi f

  1. (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of helg

Old Norse edit

Etymology 1 edit

heilagr (holy) +‎ -i (abstract noun suffix; -ness).

Noun edit

helgi f

  1. holiness
  2. (law) security, immunity
Declension edit
Descendants edit
  • Icelandic: helgi (2)
  • Faroese: halgi

In other Nordic languages this word is conflated with helgr (holiday), and the corresponding words in Danish (helg) and Swedish (helg) have inherited the meanings of both words. Even Faroese halgi, which clearly derives from this Old Norse form, also carries the meaning of helgr, although there is also a separate Faroese word, halga, for that.

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms edit

Adjective edit

helgi

  1. weak masculine nominative singular of heilagr

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

helgi

  1. third-person present subjunctive active of helga

Etymology 4 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

helgi

  1. accusative singular indefinite of helgr
  2. dative singular indefinite of helgr

References edit

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

Anagrams edit

Welsh edit

Etymology edit

hel (hunting) +‎ ci (dog)

Noun edit

helgi m (plural helgwn, not mutable)

  1. hound, hunting dog

Synonyms edit

Further reading edit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “helgi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies