helgen

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish hælghæn, from Old Saxon hēlagon (“saints”), definite plural of the adjective hēlag (“holy”), from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz, cognate of German heilig, English holy. Doublet of hellig (“holy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛljən]

Noun

helgen c (singular definite helgenen, plural indefinite helgener)

1. (religion) saint (a dead person recognised as holy in Christianity)
2. (figuratively) saint (a person who does good)

Declension

Declension of helgen

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	helgen	helgenen	helgener	helgenerne
genitive	helgens	helgenens	helgeners	helgenernes

References

• “helgen” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “helgen” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛlˀjən]

Noun

helgen c

1. definite singular of helg

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Noun

helgen m (definite singular helgenen, indefinite plural helgener, definite plural helgenene)

1. saint

Derived terms

• allehelgensdag

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• helga

Noun

helgen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of helg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

helgen m (definite singular helgenen, indefinite plural helgenar, definite plural helgenane)

1. saint

Derived terms

• allehelgensdag

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

helgen

1. definite singular of helg