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heilagr
heilagr
Old Norse
Adjective
heilagr (comparative helgari, superlative helgastr)
Declension
Strong declension of heilagr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heilagr | helg, heilǫg | helgt, heilagt |
| accusative | helgan, heilagan | helga, heilaga | helgt, heilagt |
| dative | helgum, heilǫgum | helgri, heilagri | helgu, heilǫgu |
| genitive | helgs, heilags | helgrar, heilagrar | helgs, heilags |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | helgir, heilagir | helgar, heilagar | helg, heilǫg |
| accusative | helga, heilaga | helgar, heilagar | helg, heilǫg |
| dative | helgum, heilǫgum | helgum, heilǫgum | helgum, heilǫgum |
| genitive | helgra, heilagra | helgra, heilagra | helgra, heilagra |
Weak declension of heilagr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | helgi, heilagi | helga, heilaga | helga, heilaga |
| accusative | helga, heilaga | helgu, heilǫgu | helga, heilaga |
| dative | helga, heilaga | helgu, heilǫgu | helga, heilaga |
| genitive | helga, heilaga | helgu, heilǫgu | helga, heilaga |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | helgu, heilǫgu | helgu, heilǫgu | helgu, heilǫgu |
| accusative | helgu, heilǫgu | helgu, heilǫgu | helgu, heilǫgu |
| dative | helgum, heilǫgum | helgum, heilǫgum | helgum, heilǫgum |
| genitive | helgu, heilǫgu | helgu, heilǫgu | helgu, heilǫgu |
Declension of comparative of heilagr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | helgari, heilagari | helgari, heilagari | helgara, heilagara |
| accusative | helgara, heilagara | helgari, heilagari | helgara, heilagara |
| dative | helgara, heilagara | helgari, heilagari | helgara, heilagara |
| genitive | helgara, heilagara | helgari, heilagari | helgara, heilagara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | helgari, heilagari | helgari, heilagari | helgari, heilagari |
| accusative | helgari, heilagari | helgari, heilagari | helgari, heilagari |
| dative | helgurum, heilǫgurum | helgurum, heilǫgurum | helgurum, heilǫgurum |
| genitive | helgari, heilagari | helgari, heilagari | helgari, heilagari |
Strong declension of superlative of heilagr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heilagastr | helgust, heilǫgust | helgast, heilagast |
| accusative | helgastan, heilagastan | helgasta, heilagasta | helgast, heilagast |
| dative | helgustum, heilǫgustum | helgastri, heilagastri | helgustu, heilǫgustu |
| genitive | helgasts, heilagasts | helgastrar, heilagastrar | helgasts, heilagasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | helgastir, heilagastir | helgaastr, heilagastar | helgust, heilǫgust |
| accusative | helgasta, heilagasta | helgaastr, heilagastar | helgust, heilǫgust |
| dative | helgustum, heilǫgustum | helgustum, heilǫgustum | helgustum, heilǫgustum |
| genitive | helgastra, heilagastra | helgastra, heilagastra | helgastra, heilagastra |
Weak declension of superlative of heilagr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | helgasti, heilagasti | helgasta, heilagasta | helgasta, heilagasta |
| accusative | helgasta, heilagasta | helgustu, heilǫgustu | helgasta, heilagasta |
| dative | helgasta, heilagasta | helgustu, heilǫgustu | helgasta, heilagasta |
| genitive | helgasta, heilagasta | helgustu, heilǫgustu | helgasta, heilagasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | helgustu, heilǫgustu | helgustu, heilǫgustu | helgustu, heilǫgustu |
| accusative | helgustu, heilǫgustu | helgustu, heilǫgustu | helgustu, heilǫgustu |
| dative | helgustum, heilǫgustum | helgustum, heilǫgustum | helgustum, heilǫgustum |
| genitive | helgustu, heilǫgustu | helgustu, heilǫgustu | helgustu, heilǫgustu |
Usage notes
This adjective is usually contracted before a vowel, while the root vowel becomes short, yielding another set of possible forms. However, uncontracted forms also tend to appear.
Descendants
References
- heilagr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press