helsen
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish hælsæn, helse, from Old Norse heilsa, from Proto-Germanic *hailisǭ, cognate with Swedish hälsa. Ultimately derived from the noun *hailaz (“whole, sound”). Doublet of helse (“health”) and hilsen (“greeting”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛlsən/, [ˈhɛlsn̩]
Noun
helsen c (indeclinable)
References
- “helsen” in Den Danske Ordbog
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *helsen, from Proto-Germanic *halsijaną, from *halsaz (“neck”) (Middle Dutch hals).
Verb
helsen
Inflection
| infinitive | base form | helsen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive | helsens | ||||||
| dative | helsene | ||||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
| present | past | present | past | ||||
| 1st person singular | helse | — | helse | — | |||
| 2nd person singular | hels, helses | — | hels, helses | — | |||
| 3rd person singular | helst, helset | — | helse | — | |||
| 1st person plural | helsen | — | helsen | — | |||
| 2nd person plural | helst, helset | — | helst, helset | — | |||
| 3rd person plural | helsen | — | helsen | — | |||
| imperative | |||||||
| singular | hels, helse | ||||||
| plural | helst, helset | ||||||
| present | past | ||||||
| participle | helsende | — | |||||
Descendants
- Dutch: helzen
Further reading
- “helsen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “helsen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
helsen m or f
- definite masculine singular of helse