Etymograph > Indo-European > Old English > Dictionary > hāliġ

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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