hæl

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See also: hael, Hal, HAL, hâl, hál, hàl, häl, hål, ħal, and Ħal

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hæll (“heel”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz, cognate with English heel and Dutch hiel.

Noun

hæl c (singular definite hælen, plural indefinite hæle)

  1. (anatomy) heel
Inflection
Declension of hæl
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hæl hælen hæle hælene
genitive hæls hælens hæles hælenes

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hæl

  1. imperative of hæle

Faroese

Pronunciation

Noun

hæl

  1. indefinite accusative singular of hælur

Icelandic

Noun

hæl m

  1. indefinite accusative/dative singular of hæll

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Old Norse hæll.

Noun

hæl m (definite singular hælen, indefinite plural hæler, definite plural hælene)

  1. (anatomy, also of shoes, socks, etc.) a heel

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hæll, from Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz. Akin to English heel.

Pronunciation

Noun

hæl m (definite singular hælen, indefinite plural hælar, definite plural hælane)

  1. (anatomy, also of shoes, socks, etc.) a heel

Derived terms

References

Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *hail, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz. Cognate with Old Norse heill (Danish held (“luck”), Norwegian hell), Old High German heil (German Heil).

Noun

hǣl n (hapax)

  1. omen
Declension
Declension of hæl (strong z-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hǣl hǣlru
accusative hǣl hǣlru
genitive hǣles hǣlra
dative hǣle hǣlrum

Etymology 2

Adjective

hǣl

  1. Alternative form of hāl
Declension
Declension of hǣl — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hǣl hǣl hǣl
Accusative hǣlne hǣle hǣl
Genitive hǣles hǣlre hǣles
Dative hǣlum hǣlre hǣlum
Instrumental hǣle hǣlre hǣle
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hǣle hǣla, hǣle hǣl
Accusative hǣle hǣla, hǣle hǣl
Genitive hǣlra hǣlra hǣlra
Dative hǣlum hǣlum hǣlum
Instrumental hǣlum hǣlum hǣlum
Declension of hǣl — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hǣla hǣle hǣle
Accusative hǣlan hǣlan hǣle
Genitive hǣlan hǣlan hǣlan
Dative hǣlan hǣlan hǣlan
Instrumental hǣlan hǣlan hǣlan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hǣlan hǣlan hǣlan
Accusative hǣlan hǣlan hǣlan
Genitive hǣlra, hǣlena hǣlra, hǣlena hǣlra, hǣlena
Dative hǣlum hǣlum hǣlum
Instrumental hǣlum hǣlum hǣlum
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