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halgan

holy.weak.dat.sg.n

Attested in Ælfric's Lives of Saints - Saint Eugenia

Lemma: hāliġ 'holy' (oe-adj-weak-dat-sg-n)

hāliġ
ADJ
holy; sanctus, sacer
Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/18045
Attested in Caedmon's Hymn
originates from: PWGmc *hailag 'holy' (hailag > hailæg > hālæg > hālæġ > hāliġ) through pwgmc-to-oe
(source: Ringe 2014:335)
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