hæl

See also: hal, hel, HAL, Hal, hál, häl, and hål

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hæll (“heel”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɛːl/, [hɛːˀl]

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

Verb

hæl

  1. imperative of hæle

Icelandic

Noun

hæl m

  1. indefinite accusative singular of hæll
  2. indefinite 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. Akin to English heel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /heːl/
  • Homophone: hel

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-Germanic *hailą. Cognate with Old Norse heill (Danish held (“luck”), Norwegian hell), Old High German heil (German Heil).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hæːl/

Noun

hǣl n (attested only once)

  1. omen
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