Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

heilag ‎(masculine and feminine heilag, neuter heilagt, definite singular and plural heilage, comparative heilagare, indefinite superlative heilagast, definite superlative heilagaste)

1. holy

Derived terms

• Det heilage landet

See also

• hellig (Bokmål)

References

• “heilag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hailagaz, whence also Old Saxon hēlag, Old English hāliġ, Old Norse heilagr, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌲𐍃 ‎(hailags).

Adjective

heilag

1. holy

Descendants

• Middle High German: heilec
  • German: heilig