Hälgha

Old Swedish Dictionary - hälgha

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hälgha" (or hælgha) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

hälgha Old Swedish word can mean:

hälgha (hælgha): 1) helga, göra helig. hälgis (sanctificabor) thit namn SpV 547. jak skal hälgas (sanctificabor) j them som mik nalkas ib 559. alla männsiskor. .. hwilka iak mz minne nadh hälghar (sanctifico) Mecht 242. - prat. pret. hälghadher, ss subst.: GUdom(sväsen). jndiges etis hälgadher GU C 20 (hand 2) s. 23. 2) fira. jnicior. .. börya hälga inledha oc offra GU C 20 (hand 2) s. 29.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so hälgha may have also been written as hælgha

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛅᛚᚵᚼᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.

Mecht: Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.