See also: häll and Häll

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

hæll m (genitive singular hæls, nominative plural hælar)

  1. heel

Declension edit

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

hæll m (genitive hæls, plural hælar)

  1. heel

Declension edit

Descendants edit

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