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hallow
(redirected from Halig)

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hal·low  (hl)
tr.v. hal·lowed, hal·low·ing, hal·lows
1. To make or set apart as holy.
2. To respect or honor greatly; revere.

[Middle English halwen, from Old English hlgian; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.]

hallow [ˈhæləʊ]
vb (tr)
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) to consecrate or set apart as being holy
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) to venerate as being holy
[Old English hālgian, from hālig holy]
hallower  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.hallow - render holy by means of religious rites
reconsecrate - consecrate anew, as after a desecration
declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
Translations
hallow [ˈhæləʊ] VTsantificar
hallow
vtheiligen; (= consecrate)weihen


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Mitchell 1985), as in: 9) Be [thorn]am us halig gewrit mynga[eth] bus cwelaende 'The Holy Scripture exhorts us about that, saying' (cobenrul,BenR:7.
28) I quote here the account of God's destruction of the project:</p> <pre> Pa com halig god wera cneorissa weorc sceawigan, beorna burhfaesten, and paet beacen somed pe to roderum up, raeran ongunnon adames eaforan, and paes unraedes stidferhd cyning steore gefremede.
This derives from Middle English holi gost, which itself derives from Old English halig gast--elements that can be traced, respectively, to Indo-European kailo- 'whole, uninjured' and gheis-, an uncertain element expressing awe or fright.
 
 
 
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