heiligen

Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *hēlagon, *heiligon, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.lə.ɣə(n)/
  • (file)

Verb

heiligen

  1. to hallow, to sanctify

Inflection

Inflection of heiligen (weak)
infinitive heiligen
past singular heiligde
past participle geheiligd
infinitive heiligen
gerund heiligen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular heiligheiligde
2nd person sing. (jij) heiligtheiligde
2nd person sing. (u) heiligtheiligde
2nd person sing. (gij) heiligtheiligde
3rd person singular heiligtheiligde
plural heiligenheiligden
subjunctive sing.1 heiligeheiligde
subjunctive plur.1 heiligenheiligden
imperative sing. heilig
imperative plur.1 heiligt
participles heiligendgeheiligd
1) Archaic.

Noun

heiligen

  1. Plural form of heilige

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡən/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German heiligen, from Old High German heilagōn, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. Cognate with Dutch heiligen, English hallow.

Verb

heiligen (third-person singular simple present heiligt, past tense heiligte, past participle geheiligt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to hallow; to make holy
    Vater unser im Himmel, geheiligt werde dein Name.
    Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. (Lord’s Prayer)
    Sende deinen Geist auf diese Gaben herab und heilige sie, damit sie uns werden Leib und Blut deines Sohnes, unseres Herrn Jesus Christus.
    Let your Spirit come upon these gifts to make them holy, so that they may become for us the body and blood of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. (Catholic eucharist prayer)
  2. (transitive) to regard or respect as holy
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Etymology 2

Adjective

heiligen

  1. inflected form of heilig
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