all-hail
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English
Etymology
From all hail (interjection).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɔːlˈheɪl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɔlˈheɪl/, (cot–caught merger) /ˌɑl-/
Audio (General American): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪl
Verb
all-hail (third-person singular simple present all-hails, present participle all-hailing, simple past and past participle all-hailed)
- (transitive, often literary or poetic) To greet or salute (someone) with a cry of "all hail"; hence, to greet or welcome (someone).
- c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
- Missives from the king, who all-hailed me Thane of Cawdor
Translations
to greet or salute (someone) with a cry of “all hail”
References
- ^ “all-hail, v.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
