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304 anger, hermsl,, sorrow; complaint. See ,

helmabung, see $2$,

help-rep [hæ‘lp··rep·],, a rope tied around a transport-basket, , by which the latter is fixed to the pack-saddle, de, in transport on horseback. “help-rope”.

hels [hæ‘ls (hɛ‘ls)],, 1) to talk kindly to someone; to receive one kindly, almost = , “fain”, ; to h. a man (: hæ‘ls); he was no weel [‘not well’] , he was not well received or treated (: hæ‘ls); he is no ill he will be well (not ill) received (: hɛ‘ls). 2) to greet someone kindly; to h. ane (a body). 3) to entertain kind feelings for someone, to feel sympathy for, to h. a body; negatively: dey did no [‘not’] h. him . 4) to agree; harmonize, to h. or “h. weel [‘well’]”; dey dø no [‘do not’] h. weel (dey h. ill), they do not agree with each other. [hæ‘ls]. — A form [hæ‘lsk] is reported from, to ane, to wish someone good luck, good health. — heilsa,, to wish one good luck, to greet one. — In sense 4,  springs from the reflexive form “heilsask”, to greet each other (one another).

helset [hɛ‘lsət, he‘lsət, hə‘lsət], , wild; silly; unruly; full of foolish tricks; a h. bein’. [hɛ‘lsət, he‘lsət]. [hə‘lsət]. The word may stand for an older * and be associated with ølen, , full of drollery, ølsla,, frolicsomeness; wildness; foolish tricks; or (with to the oft recurring change of r and l in  Norn) be derived from *œr-, denoting frenzy, madness. In the latter case either for *, * from *œrsl- ( œrsl,, and œrsla, , frenzy, madness,  ørslen, ,  bewildered) or for *, * ( ørsk and ørsken,, bewildered, wild). — [hə‘lskət] (, ?), which might be derived from *œrsk-, is a more rare parallel form to. ,

helsin [hæ‘lsin, hæ‘lsɩn],, congratulation; kind address or welcome; to get a guid [‘good’] h., to get a kind welcome; to gi’e ane a guid h.; often ironically. Also [hæ‘lskin] and (more rarely)  [hæ‘lstin]; the latter form is reported from. In  and  [hæ‘lskin, hæ‘ᶅᶊkin] are often used in sense of: a) a good thrashing; de dog is [‘has’] gotten his h.; b) injured health; a very bad cold, ; du ’s gotten dy h. de night [‘to-night’]. — heilsan,, a greeting, salutation; congratulation., in the latter given sense (injured health, cold), may also contain such word as helsótt,, fatal sickness ( the use of the word, , in ), or be a with heilsa, , health, as the first part ( helseknekk,, injured health). — *, *,

helska, hä(i)lska [hä‘ᶅᶊka, häi‘lska], , silly wildness or mirth; fit of reckless wantonness; he ’s gotten de h. May stand for an older * (  ølsla,, frolicsomeness; wildness; drollery) or be an  *œrska,  (  ørska, , bewilderment; senselessness).

helsket,, see ,

helur [hɛl·ūr·, hɛlūr· (hɛlô$w$r·)], , properly a confused, dull or sleepy state, now a) fretfulness, peevishness, sometimes also b) a slight indisposition, accompanied by depressed or peevish frame of mind; to be i’ de h., to lie i’ (op i’) de h., α) to be fretful, peevish; β) to be indisposed and depressed. Also [hälū$n$r·]. — helorar,