hagl
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglą (“hail”), cognate with Norwegian hagl, Swedish hagel, English hail, German Hagel, Dutch hagel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hagl n (singular definite haglet, plural indefinite hagl)
- (meteorology) hail, hailstone
- shot (small metal balls used as ammunition)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “hagl” in Den Danske Ordbog
- hagl on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Hagl (nedbør) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Hagl (våben) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglą (“hail”), which may be from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰlos (“pebble, hail”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hagl n (genitive singular hagls, nominative plural högl)
- (precipitation) hail, a hailstone
- (in a gun) a shot, the small metal shots used as ammunition for shotguns
- the name of the Younger Futhark haglaz rune h
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
- (hail): haglél
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglą (“hail”), which may be from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰlos (“pebble, hail”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hagl n (definite singular haglet, indefinite plural hagl, definite plural hagla or haglene)
- (uncountable) hail (precipitation in the form of hailstones)
- (countable) a hailstone
- (countable) shot (mass noun) pellets used as ammunition for shotguns
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “hagl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglą (“hail”), which may be from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰlos (“pebble, hail”).
Noun edit
hagl n (definite singular haglet, indefinite plural hagl, definite plural hagla)
- (uncountable) hail (precipitation in the form of hailstones)
- (countable) a hailstone
- (countable) shot (mass noun) pellets used as ammunition for shotguns
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “hagl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.