"Helgi" meaning in Old Norse

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Noun

Forms: Helga [genitive]
Etymology: From Old Norse helgi, the weak (definite) form of *heiligr (“happy, lucky”). Later helgi was reinterpreted as weak form of the adjective heilagr (“holy”). Cognate to the Old Norse female given name Helga. Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|tr=}} Helgi m, {{non-proper noun|m|Helga}} Helgi m (genitive Helga)
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Old Norse given names, Old Norse male given names Related terms: Helga [feminine]
    Sense id: en-Helgi-non-noun-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for Helgi meaning in Old Norse (3.9kB)

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        }
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Ukrainian: Оле́г m (Oléh)"
    }
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        }
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Russian: Оле́г m (Olég)"
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            "1": "cs",
            "2": "Oleg",
            "bor": "1",
            "g": "m"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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            "2": "Oleg",
            "bor": "1",
            "g": "m"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Polish: Oleg m"
    },
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            "2": "Oleg",
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            "g": "m"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Slovak: Oleg m",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Slovak: Oleg m"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sl",
            "2": "Oleg",
            "bor": "1",
            "g": "m"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Slovene: Oleg m",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "Оле́г",
            "bor": "1",
            "g": "m"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: Оле́г m (Oléh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: Оле́г m (Oléh)"
    }
  ],
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