helse
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse heilsa, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole”).
Noun edit
helse f or m (definite singular helsa or helsen, uncountable)
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
helse (present tense helser, past tense helste, past participle helst)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by hilse
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
helse f (definite singular helsa, uncountable)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
helse (present tense helsar or helser, past tense helsa or helste, past participle helsa or helst, present participle helsande, imperative hels)
- e-infinitive form of helsa
Further reading edit
- “helse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.