helsa

Norwegian Nynorsk

/²hɛlsɑ/

verb

Definitions

to greet (e.g. say 'hi)
to pass along greetings

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse heilsa (greet).

Origin

Old Norse

heilsa

Gloss

greet

Concept

Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

helse Norwegian Bokmål
hilse Norwegian Bokmål
*hailaz Proto-Germanic
*hailisōną Proto-Germanic
*hailisǭ Proto-Germanic
helse Norwegian Nynorsk
heilsa Old Norse
heilsan Old Norse
helsa Old Swedish
helsa, hēlsa Old Swedish
helse Old Danish
hælsæn Old Danish

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