halgian

Old English

verb

Definitions

to make holy; hallow

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną (make holy).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hailagōną

Gloss

make holy

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*hailagōną Proto-Germanic
hālgian Old English
helga Old Norse
heilagōn Old High German
*hēlagon Old Dutch

hālgian