Hungarian

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Etymology

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hal +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhɒliɡ]
  • Hyphenation: ha‧lig

Noun

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halig

  1. terminative singular of hal

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *hailag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz, equivalent to hāl +‎ -iġ.

Cognate with Old Frisian hēlich, Old Saxon hēlag, Old High German heilag, Old Norse heilagr, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌲𐍃 (hailags).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑː.lij/, [ˈhɑː.lij]

Adjective

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hāliġ (comparative hāliġra, superlative hālgost)

  1. holy, sacred
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Þā sē hālga martyr mid þām Hālgan Gāst āfylled smearcode mid mūþe and tō þām mānfullan cwæþ "Ūs ġedafenaþ tō offriġenne þām undēadlīċum gode."
      Then the holy martyr, filled with the Holy Spirit, smiled with his mouth and to the evil man said "It benefits us to sacrifice to the immortal God."
  2. healthy, sound

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: holy
    • English: holy
    • Scots: haly, halie
    • Yola: holly, holy