helt

See also: Helt and hëlt

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish hielth, previous origin unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛlt/, [hɛlˀd̥]

Noun

helt c (singular definite helten, plural indefinite helt)

1. (rare) whitefish, pollan

Inflection

Declension of helt

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	helt	helten	helt	heltene
genitive	helts	heltens	helts	heltenes

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German helt (“hero”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛlt/, [hɛlˀd̥]

Noun

helt c (singular definite helten, plural indefinite helte)

1. hero

Inflection

Declension of helt

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	helt	helten	helte	heltene
genitive	helts	heltens	heltes	heltenes

See also

• heltinde

Etymology 3

From Old Norse heill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heːlt/, [heːˀld̥]

Adjective

helt

1. neuter singular of hel

Adverb

helt

1. completely, altogether, quite, fully, totally, absolutely
2. quite, fairly

References

• “helt” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “helt,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “helt,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

helt

1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of hellen
2. (archaic) plural imperative of hellen

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse heill.

Adjective

helt

1. neuter singular of hel

Adverb

helt

1. completely, altogether, quite, fully, totally, absolutely, wholly
2. quite, fairly

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German helt (“hero”).

Noun

helt m (definite singular helten, indefinite plural helter, definite plural heltene)

1. a hero (person of great bravery)
2. a hero (main protagonist)

Derived terms

• folkehelt
• nasjonalhelt

See also

• heltinne

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• (of hele) hela, helet
• (of helle) hellet

Verb

helt

1. past participle of hele (Etymology 4)
2. past participle of helle

References

• “helt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German helt

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛlt/

Noun

helt m (definite singular helten, indefinite plural heltar, definite plural heltane)

1. a hero (person of great bravery)
2. a hero (main protagonist)

Derived terms

• folkehelt
• nasjonalhelt

See also

• heltinne

References

• “helt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

helt

1. absolute indefinite neuter form of hel.

Adverb

helt (not comparable)

1. entirely, absolutely, wholly, completely

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English health.

Noun

helt

1. health