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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

hilse.

to greet

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb/hilsə/[ˈhilsə]
  1. to greet

  2. to give one's regards to

    Hils hende fra mig.
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish helse, from Old Norse heilsa, from Proto-Germanic *hailisōną (“to salute, beseech”), cognate with Swedish hälsa (“to greet”), English halse (“to salute”), Old High German heilisōn (“to predict”).

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