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)
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heilli | heilli | heilla |
| accusative | heilli | heilli | heilla |
| dative | heilli | heilli | heilla |
| genitive | heilli | heilli | heilla |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | heilli | heilli | heilli |
| accusative | heilli | heilli | heilli |
| dative | heilli | heilli | heilli |
| genitive | heilli | heilli | heilli |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | heilastur | 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 |
superlative (strong declension)
| 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 | heilustu | heilustu | heilustu |
| genitive | heilustu | heilustu | heilustu |
superlative (weak declension)
Synonyms
- (healthy): heilbrigður
- (whole): allur
- (undamaged): óskaddaður
Derived terms
Derived terms
- heill á geði
- heill á húfi (safe and sound)
- heill og sæll (welcome!)
- heil tala (an integer)
- 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)
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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