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Is it in correct to say "Har god helg" in this case or use "har" before other similar phrases such as "har god natt/dag/kveld/tur", etc? Takk!
You can say "Ha en god helg!", using the imperative rather than the present tense.
Can someone comment on the etymology of "helg" and whether any half-common or even uncommon (modern or historical) English word derived from it? I need a mental hook to fix it in memory.
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It's related to holy. Probably this meaning arose because Saturday and Sunday are considered holy days in Christianity or alternatively, because both the Norse "helg" and the English "holy" are ultimately derived from an ancient stem that meant whole, complete, i.e. "helg" is the part of the week which completes it.
Thanks, I almost thought so. In German it's "heilig" which sounds pretty similar.
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Interesting, kinda like how lordag (pardon the missing accent), is supposedly related to something about washing before the sabbath?
"Ha en god helg" is actually shortened to "God helg"
Is it because of laziness....!?
