helvede

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse helvíti, from Hel, hel (the goddess of the realm of the dead) (itself from Proto-Germanic *haljō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (to cover, hide, conceal)) + víti (punishment). Compare Norwegian and Swedish helvete, Icelandic and Faroese helvíti, also Old English hellewīte.

Pronunciation

Noun

helvede n (singular definite helvedet, plural indefinite helveder)

  1. a hell

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