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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglaz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰlos (“pebble”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hæġl m
- hail
- 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
Hæġl cymþ of reġndropum þonne hīe bēoþ ġefrorene upp on þǣre lyfte, and swā siþþan feallaþ.- Hail comes from raindrops when they're frozen up in the air, and so fall to the ground.
- the runic character ᚻ (/h/)
Declension
Declension of hæġl (strong a-stem)
Descendants
- Middle English: hayle, hail, hayl, haile, haiel, ail, hale, haul, hawle, hawel (< Old English hagol), hagol, haȝel, haȝol, hahȝel, haghil (chiefly early)