hjal

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hjal (“talk, chatter”), from Proto-Germanic *helą (“sound, noise”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, cry, summon”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /çaːl/
Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

hjal n (genitive singular hjals, no plural)

Declension

declension of hjal

	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular
nominative	hjal	hjalið
accusative	hjal	hjalið
dative	hjali	hjalinu
genitive	hjals	hjalsins

Synonyms

(small talk): skraf, tal, mas

Related terms

hjala (“to babble; to chat”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hjal.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jɑːl/

Noun

hjal n (definite singular hjalet, indefinite plural hjal, definite plural hjala)

shouting, making noise

Further reading

“hjal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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