different between olga vs helga

Galician

Etymology 1

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *olka, from Proto-Celtic *?olk? (“arable land”), from Proto-Indo-European *pol?eh?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l?a?/

Noun

olga m (plural olgas)

1. (agriculture) arable land
2. open path in the snow

Related terms

• Olca

Etymology 2

Perhaps from Latin ulva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l?a?/

Noun

olga m (plural olgas)

1. (botany) seaweed

Synonyms

• alga, ouca

References

• “olga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “olga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “olga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Karelian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish olka.

Noun

olga

1. shoulder

Icelandic

Verb

helga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative helgaði, supine helgað)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to consecrate; (to declare, or otherwise make something holy) (confer helgur)
2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to dedicate

   Hún helgaði honum bók.

   She dedicated a book to him.

Derived terms

• helga sér (to make something one's own)
• helga sig (to dedicate oneself to something)
• tilgangurinn helgar meðalið (the end justifies the mean)
• helga þing ("to initiate a conference with special rites"; compare Old Norse þinghelgi (“holy boundary of a meeting”))

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• helgen

Noun

helga m or f

1. definite feminine singular of helg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse helga, from Proto-Germanic *hailag?n?. Cognates include English hallow.

Verb

helga (present tense helgar, past tense helga, past participle helga, passive infinitive helgast, present participle helgande, imperative helg)

1. to hallow, sanctify
2. to ornate
3. (reflexive) to visit

Alternative forms

• helge (e- and split infinitives)

Derived terms

• helging f

Related terms

• heilag (“holy”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

helga f

1. definite singular of helg

References

• “helga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• hagle, Helga

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hailag?n?, whence also English hallow.

Verb

helga

1. to hallow
2. (in the mediopassive) to be sanctified

Conjugation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Alternative forms

• heilaga

Adjective

helga

1. strong feminine accusative singular of heilagr
2. strong masculine accusative plural of heilagr
3. weak masculine oblique singular of heilagr
4. weak feminine nominative singular of heilagr
5. weak neuter singular of heilagr

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

helga

1. genitive plural indefinite of helgr f

References

• helga in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Anagrams

• hegla, Helga

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hælgha, from Old Norse helga, from Proto-Germanic *hailag?n?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h?l??a/

Verb

helga (present helgar, preterite helgade, supine helgat, imperative helga)

1. to hallow, to keep holy, to worship

   helgat varde ditt namn

   hallowed be thy name (Lord's Prayer)

   Tänk på vilodagen, så att du helgar den.

   Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. (Ten Commandments)

Conjugation

Related terms

Anagrams

• hagel