heill
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse heill (compare Faroese heilur, Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish hel), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (compare English whole, hale, Dutch heel, German heil), from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂ilus (“healthy, whole”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /heitl/
- Rhymes: -eitl
Adjective
heill (comparative heilli, superlative heilastur)
- healthy syn.
- Hávamál (English source, Icelandic sourve)
- Gefendur heilir!
- Gestur er inn kominn!
- hvar skal sitja sjá?
- Mjög er bráður
- sá er á bröndum skal
- síns um freista frama.
- Hail to the giver! | a guest has come;
- Where shall the stranger sit?
- Swift shall he be who, | with swords shall try
- The proof of his might to make.
- Hávamál (English source, Icelandic sourve)
- complete, entire, whole syn.
- Þetta tók heilt ár!
- This took a whole year!
- Þetta tók heilt ár!
- undamaged, in one piece syn.
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
| 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 |
superlative (strong declension)
| 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 (weak 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 |
Synonyms
- (healthy): def. heilbrigður
- (whole): def. allur
- (undamaged): def. 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)
Derived terms
- árna heilla
- illu heilli
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