FromOld Norse heill , fromProto-Germanic *hailaz ( “ whole, sound ” ) , cognate withEnglish whole ,German heil ,Dutch heel ,Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 ( hails ) .
hel (neuter helt ,plural and definite singular attributive hele )
whole ,entire ,complete ,full ( undivided, with all elements ) whole ,intact ,undamaged ( not broken ) thehour ,top of the hour ( at the start of a new hour ) entire (Used to indicate that an amount is considered large. )2012 , Jan Sonnergaard,Trilogien , Gyldendal A/S,→ISBN :Man kan være så frygteligt alene i måneder,hele måneder ad gangen, og gøre stort set alt hvad der står i éns magt for at komme i kontakt. One can be so terribly alone for months,entire months at a time, and do practically anything in one's power to get in contact. 2012 , Ib Melchior,Spionjæger - en dansk kontraspions bedrifter i den amerikanske hær under 2. verdenskrig , Lindhardt og Ringhof,→ISBN :Jeg så en mand, der holdt sin Soldbuch frem til samtlige GI'er, der gik forbi i enhel halv time, og ingen tog notits af ham. I saw a man who held out his Soldbuch to every single GI who want past him for anentire half hour, and no one took any notice of him. See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
hel
imperative ofhele FromMiddle Dutch helle , fromOld Dutch hella , fromProto-West Germanic *hallju , fromProto-Germanic *haljō , fromProto-Indo-European *ḱel- ( “ to cover, hide, conceal ” ) .
hel f (plural hellen ,diminutive helletje n )
( religion , mythology ) hell , an infernalafterlife Synonyms: poel ,jammerpoel Ik hoop dat je zal branden in dehel . ―I hope you will burn inhell . ( figurative ) a terrible place orordeal Hij maakte daarmee haar leven tot eenhel . ―With that he made her life into ahell . Probably borrowed fromGerman hell ( “ shining, very light ” ) .
hel (comparative heller ,superlative helst )
bright Synonym: helder Seehal .
hel n or f (plural hellen ,diminutive helletje n )
alternative form ofhal ( “ frozen spot ” ) See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
hel
inflection ofhellen : first-person singular present indicative (in case ofinversion )second-person singular present indicative imperative van Veen, P.A.F.;van der Sijs, Nicoline (1997 ),Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden (in Dutch), Utrecht; Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie,→ISBN FromOld Norse hel , fromProto-Germanic *haljō , fromProto-Indo-European *ḱel- ( “ to cover, hide, conceal ” ) .
hel f (genitive singular heljar ,no plural )
hell (underworld),death The dativehelju also occurs, mainly in the phraseheimta úr helju . The word is normally not used with suffixed article, but the genitive definite form,heljarinnar , occurs as an intensifier (meaning something like “hell of a”). Declension ofhel (sg-only feminine ) singular indefinite definite nominative hel — accusative hel — dative hel ,helju 1 — genitive heljar heljarinnar 1
From Early Modern Limburgishhèl , fromMiddle Dutch helle .
hel f
hell ( figuratively ) a bad place to beSynonym: verdommenis From earlierhelle .
hel (comparative helder ,superlative hels ,predicative superlative 'thèls )
hard ,tough ,difficult hard ,rough ,pointed hard ,heavy hard ,solid loud hel
alternative form ofhele ( “ health ” ) hel
alternative form ofhelle hel f
solution FromOld Norse heill ( “ whole, complete ” ) , fromProto-Germanic *hailaz .
hel (neuter singular helt ,definite singular and plural hele )
whole , unbrokenHun har ikke røykt på enhel uke. She hasn't smoked for awhole week. Jeg vet ikke,hele denne greia virker litt risikabel for meg. I don't know, thiswhole thing seems a little risky to me. Jeg tror ikke han forstår hvorfor, Harry, men han hadde det så travelt med å kveste sin egen sjel at han aldri tok seg tid til å forstå den uforliknelige kraft i en sjel som er uplettet oghel. (from page 463 of the Norwegian translation ofHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ,Harry Potter og Halvblodsprinsen ) I do not think he understands why, Harry, but he was in such a hurry to mutilate his own soul, he never paused to understand the incomparable power of a soul that is untarnished andwhole . (from page 478 of the original British version ofHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ) pure ,all Jeg fikk tak i en genser ihel ull, den blir god å ha når vinteren kommer. I got myself apure wool sweater, it'll come in handy when winter arrives. ( used as a noun ) it, all of it, the whole/entire thingOg det beste ved dethele er at jeg slipper å se deg i to,hele måneder! And the best part of it is that I don't have to see you for twowhole months! whole, unbroken, pure See also terms derived fromheil
hel
imperative ofhele FromOld Norse hel , fromProto-Germanic *haljō , fromProto-Indo-European *ḱel- ( “ to cover, hide, conceal ” ) . Cognate withFaroese andIcelandic hel .
hel f
death ,underworld ihel ―to death ( Norse mythology ) Hel (therealm of the dead who did not die in combat)Synonyms: helheim ,daudeheim ,dauderike “hel ” inThe Ordnett Dictionary “hel” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .FromProto-West Germanic *hail , fromProto-Germanic *hailaz .
hēl
healthy ,wholesome Declension ofhēl (a-stem)
“hēl ”, inOudnederlands Woordenboek ,2012 hel f
alternative form ofhell Strongō -stem:
FromProto-West Germanic *hail , fromProto-Germanic *hailaz , fromProto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos . Cognates includeOld English hāl ,Old Saxon hēl andOld Dutch heil .
hēl
whole Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009 ),An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary , Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company,→ISBN FromProto-Germanic *haljō . Doublet ofHel .
hel f (genitive heljar ,dative helju )
( Germanic paganism ) theunderworld , personified the goddess of the same name( Christianity ) Hell Note the-u in the dative singular.
Zoëga, Geir T. (1910 ), “hel ”, inA Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic , Oxford: Clarendon Press ; also available at theInternet Archive FromProto-West Germanic *hallju , fromProto-Germanic *haljō , fromProto-Indo-European *ḱel- ( “ to cover, hide, conceal ” ) .
hel f
hell FromProto-West Germanic *hail , fromProto-Germanic *hailaz .
hēl
whole ,hale Positive forms of hēl Strong declension singular plural masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter nominative hēl hēl hēl hēle ,hēla hēla hēl ,hēla accusative hēlan ,hēlen hēla hēl hēla ,hēle hēla hēl ,hēla genitive hēles ,hēlas hēlara ,hēlaro hēles ,hēlas hēlaro ,hēloro ,hēlero hēlaro ,hēloro ,hēlero hēlaro ,hēloro ,hēlero dative hēlumu ,hēlum ,hēlun ,hēlun ,hēlon ,hēlen ,hēlan hēlaro ,hēlaru ,hēlara hēlumu ,hēlum ,hēlun ,hēlun ,hēlon ,hēlen ,hēlan hēlun ,hēlon ,hēlum hēlun ,hēlon hēlun ,hēlon ,hēlum Weak declension singular plural masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter nominative hēlo ,hēla hēla ,hēle hēla ,hēle hēlon ,hēlun hēlon ,hēlun ,hēlan hēlon ,hēlun accusative hēlon ,hēlan hēlun ,hēlon ,hēlan hēla ,hēle hēlon ,hēlun hēlon ,hēlun ,hēlan hēlon ,hēlun genitive hēlen ,hēlan hēlun ,hēlan ,hēlen hēlen ,hēlan hēlono ,hēleno hēlono hēlono ,hēleno dative hēlon ,hēlen ,hēlan hēlun ,hēlan hēlon ,hēlen ,hēlan hēlon ,hēlun hēlon ,hēlun hēlon ,hēlun
FromProto-West Germanic *hail , fromProto-Germanic *hailaz , a noun of similar derivation to the above adjective.
hēl n
omen FromDutch geel .
hel
yellow Learned borrowing fromNew Latin hēlium .
hel m inan (related adjective helowy )
helium ( second lightest chemical element (symbol He) with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless, and inert noble gas ) (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium . Particularly: “Perhaps related to Hel”)
hel m inan
( Kociewie , Malbork ) airy ,high placehel inWielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PANhel in Polish dictionaries at PWNhel in PWN's encyclopediaDr Nadmorski (Józef Łęgowski) (1889 ), “hel ”, in “Spis wyrazów właściwych gwarze malborskiej i kociewskiej”, inWisła. Miesięcznik Geograficzno-Etnograficzny (in Polish), volume3 z.4 , page744 hel
tolike tofind FromOld Norse heill , fromProto-Germanic *hailaz .
hel (comparative helare ,superlative helast )
( only attributively ) (the)whole Hela huset brann nerThe whole house burned downJag skulle kunna äta enhel elefant I could eat anentire elephant whole (intact, not broken)Fönstret ärhelt The windowisn't broken ( as a prefix ) completely ,totally ,full ,whole 1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.2 Dated or archaic.3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
FromProto-Celtic *selgā , fromProto-Indo-European *selǵ- ( “ let loose, send ” ) . Cognate withOld Irish selg .[ 1]
hel (first-person singular present helaf ,not mutable )
( North Wales ) tosend , todrive Synonyms: danfon ,gyrru ,anfon ( North Wales ) tochase , topursue Synonyms: erlid ,ymlid ( North Wales ) tocollect , togather Synonyms: casglu ,crynhoi ( North Wales ) tofrequent , tovisit oftenymweld Conjugation ofhel (colloquial) inflected colloquial forms singular plural first second third first second third future hela i ,helaf iheli dihelith o/e/hi ,heliff e/hihelwn nihelwch chihelan nhwconditional helwn i ,helswn ihelet ti ,helset tihelai fo/fe/hi ,helsai fo/fe/hihelen ni ,helsen nihelech chi ,helsech chihelen nhw ,helsen nhwpreterite helais i ,heles ihelaist ti ,helest tihelodd o/e/hihelon niheloch chihelon nhwimperative — hela — — helwch —
hel
h-prothesized form ofel Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hel ”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies FromOld Frisian helle , fromProto-West Germanic *hallju .
hel c (plural [please provide] )
hell “hel ”, inWurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch),2011 FromMiddle English halle , fromOld English hol .
hel
hollow Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland , London: J. Russell Smith, published1867 ,page45