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The adjective ''sæl'', in Old Norse, means ''happy'' or ''glad''.<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=silly]</ref> |
The adjective ''sæl'', in Old Norse, means ''happy'' or ''glad''.<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=silly]</ref> |
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The Old English word related to sæl is gesælig meaning happy, fortuitous or prosperous, <ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=silly]</ref> and is documented in the negated variant ''unsǣle'', meaning ''wicked''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hall|first1=John R. Clark|title=A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AHHOe2QUPM4C&pg=PT1901&dq=%22uns%C7%A3le%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NX-pVKg7zPlSh_2DqAs&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22uns%C7%A3le%22&f=false|accessdate=4 January 2015}}</ref> |
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==Literature and sources== |
==Literature and sources== |
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Revision as of 15:48, 5 January 2015
Heil og sæl (English: healthy and happy) was a common greeting in the Norse society.
During the Second World War, the national socialist party in Norway attempted to reintroduce the greeting.
Etymology
Originally a Norse greeting, it had the form heill ok sæll when addressed to a man, and heil ok sæl when to a woman.
The adjective heil (also hel) means good luck or Lucky in Old Norse, and is related to the Old Norse word heilagr, meaning holy.[1]
The adjective hal in Old English is related to the English whole/hale. The meaning of whole, entire, unhurt, uninjured, safe, and healthy, was hel in Old Saxon.[2]
The verb heile (also hele) is related to the English verb heal through their common origin, the Germanic word stem *haila-. The word has likewise clear connections to the German verb heilen as it is known in the national socialist salute “Heil Hitler”.
The adjective sæl, in Old Norse, means happy or glad.[3]
The Old English word related to sæl is gesælig meaning happy, fortuitous or prosperous, [4] and is documented in the negated variant unsǣle, meaning wicked.[5]
Literature and sources
- Bjorvand, Harald, and Lindeman, Fredrik Otto (2000): Våre arveord : Etymologisk ordbok
- Norwegian Language Council: Kvinnenavn, cup, healing