hæll

See also: häll and Häll

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hæll, from Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haitl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aitl

Noun

hæll m (genitive singular hæls, nominative plural hælar)

  1. heel

Declension

Declension of hæll (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hæll hællinn hælar hælarnir
accusative hæl hælinn hæla hælana
dative hæl, hæli1 hælnum hælum hælunum
genitive hæls hælsins hæla hælanna

1In fixed expressions.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz. Compare Old English hēla (English heel), Old Frisian hēla, Dutch hiel.

Noun

hæll m (genitive hæls, plural hælar)

  1. heel
  2. peg, stake (for fastening a tent, boat or similar)
  3. war widow
    • c. 1220, Snorri Sturluson, Skáldskaparmál 84:
      Hæll er sú kona kǫlluð, er búandi hennar er veginn.
      ‘Heel’ is the term for a woman whose husband has been slain.

Declension

Declension of hæll (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hæll hællinn hælar hælarnir
accusative hæl hælinn hæla hælana
dative hæli hælinum hælum hælunum
genitive hæls hælsins hæla hælanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hæll m
  • Faroese: hælur m
  • Norwegian: hæl m
  • Swedish: häl c
  • Danish: hæl c
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