UrsprungFrom Old Swedish hēlsa, from Old Norse heilsa, from Proto-Germanic *hailisōną, from *hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
- to greet, salute
“Han hälsade på Olle” — He greeted Olle
- to bid (welcome)
“Jag hälsar dig välkommen” — I bid you welcome
- to send word
“Nisse hälsar att den nya kebabsåsen är en stor förbättring” — Nisse sends word that the new kebab sauce is a big improvement
Formerhälsa(indefinite, nominative, singular) · hälsas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · hälsan(definite, nominative, singular) · hälsans(definite, genitive, singular) · -(indefinite, nominative, plural) · -(genitive, indefinite, plural) · -(definite, nominative, plural) · -(definite, genitive, plural) · hälsar(present) · hälsade(preterite) · hälsat(supine) · hälsa(imperative) · hälsa(active, infinitive) · hälsas(infinitive, passive) · hälsat(active, supine) · hälsats(passive, supine) · hälsa(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · hälsen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive)