hesli

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hasliją, from *haslaz (“hazel”).

Noun

hesli n

  1. hazel-wood
  2. hazel-tree

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hesli
  • Faroese: hesli
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hesle
  • Old Swedish: häsle

References

  • “hesli”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Entry "hesli" on page 197 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).
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