heill
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Etymology
From Old Norse heill (compare Faroese heilur, Norwegian Nynorsk heil Norwegian Bokmål, Danish, and Swedish hel), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (compare English whole, hale, Dutch heel, German heil), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy, whole”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
heill (comparative heilli, superlative heilastur)
- healthy
- Synonym: heilbrigður
- complete, entire, whole
- Synonym: allur
- Þetta tók heilt ár!
- This took a whole year!
- undamaged, in one piece
- Synonym: óskaddaður
Declension
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heill | heil | heilt | |
| accusative | heilan | heila | ||
| dative | heilum | heilli | heilu | |
| genitive | heils | heillar | heils | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | heilir | heilar | heil | |
| accusative | heila | |||
| dative | heilum | |||
| genitive | heilla | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heili | heila | heila | |
| acc/dat/gen | heila | heilu | ||
| plural (all-case) | heilu | |||
positive forms of heill
| weak declension (definite) |
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (all-case) | heilli | heilli | heilla | |
| plural (all-case) | heilli | |||
comparative forms of heill
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heilastur | heilust | heilast | |
| accusative | heilastan | heilasta | ||
| dative | heilustum | heilastri | heilustu | |
| genitive | heilasts | heilastrar | heilasts | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | heilastir | heilastar | heilust | |
| accusative | heilasta | |||
| dative | heilustum | |||
| genitive | heilastra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heilasti | heilasta | heilasta | |
| acc/dat/gen | heilasta | heilustu | ||
| plural (all-case) | heilustu | |||
superlative forms of heill
Derived terms
- heil tala (“an integer”)
- heill á geði
- heill á húfi (“safe and sound”)
- heill og sæll (“welcome!”)
- heilu og höldnu (“safe and sound”)
- með heilum hug
- ráða heilt (“to give sound advice”)
- taka aldrei á heilum sér (“to be always in bad health”)
Noun
heill f (genitive singular heillar, nominative plural heillir) or (in fixed expressions)
heill n pl (plural only, genitive plural heilla)
- success, luck, happiness
- árna/óska einhverjum heilla ― to wish someone luck
- heillin (mín) (in direct address) ― my dear
- vera til heilla ― to be for the best
- vera heillum horfinn ― to be out of luck
- ... góðu heilli ― luckily
- ... illu heilli ― unfortunately
Declension
Declension of heill (feminine)
or (in fixed expressions)
Declension of heill (pl-only neuter)
Derived terms
- árna heilla
- illu heilli
Alternative forms
- hęill
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, safe, sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy, whole”).
Adjective
heill
- whole
- healthy, hale
- heill sé þú
- may you be hale
- (before a noun, agreeing with it) hail (interjection)
- 900s–1000s, Anonymous, Sigrdrífumál (‘the speeches of Sigrdrífa’), stanza 3
- Heill dagr! / Heilir dags synir!
Heill nótt ok nipt!
óreiðum augum / litið okkr þinig
ok gefið sitjǫndum sigr!- Hail the day! Hail the sons of day! Hail night and her kinswoman! With friendly eyes look ye hither upon us two, and give the sitting ones victory.
- 900s–1000s, Anonymous, Sigrdrífumál (‘the speeches of Sigrdrífa’), stanza 3
Declension
Strong declension of heill
Weak declension of heill
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heilari | heilari | heilara |
| accusative | heilara | heilari | heilara |
| dative | heilara | heilari | heilara |
| genitive | heilara | heilari | heilara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heilari | heilari | heilari |
| accusative | heilari | heilari | heilari |
| dative | heilurum | heilurum | heilurum |
| genitive | heilari | heilari | heilari |
Declension of comparative of heill
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heilastr | heilust | heilast |
| accusative | heilastan | heilasta | heilast |
| dative | heilustum | heilastri | heilustu |
| genitive | heilasts | heilastrar | heilasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heilastir | heilastar | heilust |
| accusative | heilasta | heilastar | heilust |
| dative | heilustum | heilustum | heilustum |
| genitive | heilastra | heilastra | heilastra |
Strong declension of superlative of heill
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heilasti | heilasta | heilasta |
| accusative | heilasta | heilustu | heilasta |
| dative | heilasta | heilustu | heilasta |
| genitive | heilasta | heilustu | heilasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heilustu | heilustu | heilustu |
| accusative | heilustu | heilustu | heilustu |
| dative | heilustum | heilustum | heilustum |
| genitive | heilustu | heilustu | heilustu |
Weak declension of superlative of heill
Descendants
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