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ā
liġ
ADJ
holy
; sanctus, sacer
Source:
https://bosworthtoller.com/18045
Attested in
Caedmon's Hymn
,
Ælfric's Lives of Saints - Saint Eugenia
(halgan)
originates from: PWGmc
*hailag
"holy" (hailag
>
hailæg
>
hālæg
>
hālæġ
>
hāliġ) through pwgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:335)
Inflected forms
halgan
"holy
.weak.dat.sg.n
" (
oe-adj-weak-dat-sg-n
)
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