hæll

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See also: häll and Häll

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hæll, from Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haitl/ (
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    Rhymes: -aitl

Noun

hæll m (genitive singular hæls, nominative plural hælar)

  1. heel

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz. Compare Old English hēla (English heel), Old Frisian hēla, Dutch hiel.

Noun

hæll m (genitive hæls, plural hælar)

  1. heel

Declension

Descendants

  • Danish: hæl c
  • Faroese: hælur m
  • Norwegian: hæl m
  • Icelandic: hæll m
  • Swedish: häl c