helgi

Usage notes

 * son of Helgi: Helgason
 * daughter of Helgi: Helgadóttir

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1
From (accusative and dative helgi).

Noun

 * 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

Usage notes

 * um helgina (over the weekend or during [last] weekend)
 * eftir helgi(na) (after the weekend; at the beginning of the working week)

Related terms

 * helgi (2)

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) holiness, sanctity
 * 2)  security, immunity

Related terms

 * helgi (1)

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1) holiness
 * 2)  security, immunity

Descendants

 * Icelandic: helgi (2)

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

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) hound, hunting dog