hæl

See also: hael, Hal, HAL, hâl, hál, hàl, häl, hål, ħal, and Ħal

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈhɛˀl]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hæll (“heel”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz, cognate with English heel and Dutch hiel.

Noun

hæl c (singular definite hælen, plural indefinite hæle)

  1. (anatomy) heel
Inflection
Declension of hæl
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hæl hælen hæle hælene
genitive hæls hælens hæles hælenes

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hæl

  1. imperative of hæle

Faroese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɛaːl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛaːl

Noun

hæl

  1. indefinite accusative singular of hælur

Icelandic

Noun

hæl m

  1. indefinite accusative/dative singular of hæll

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hæll.

Noun

hæl m (definite singular hælen, indefinite plural hæler, definite plural hælene)

  1. (anatomy, also of shoes, socks etc.) a heel

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hæll, from Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz. Akin to English heel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /heːl/
  • (thick L) IPA(key): /hæːɽ/

Noun

hæl m (definite singular hælen, indefinite plural hælar, definite plural hælane)

  1. (anatomy, also of shoes, socks etc.) a heel

Derived terms

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hail, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz. Cognate with Old Norse heill (Danish held (“luck”), Norwegian hell), Old High German heil (German Heil).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xæːl/, [hæːl]

Noun

hǣl n (hapax)

  1. omen
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