Heilsa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - heilsa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "heilsa" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

heilsa Old Icelandic word can mean:

heilsa
I)
heilsa
(að), v. to say hail to one, greet one (= biðja e-n heilan vera), with dat.;
heilsa
~ á e-n = ~ e-m.
heilsa
II)
heilsa
f.
heilsa
1) health;
heilsa
2) restoration to health (hann var feginn heilsu sinni);
heilsa
3) salvation.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛚᛋᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
e-m
einhverjum.
m.
masculine.
f.
feminine.

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