hall

English

/hɔːl/, /hɔl/, /hɑl/

noun
Definitions
  • A corridor; a hallway.
  • A meeting room.
  • A manor house (originally because a magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion).
  • A building providing student accommodation at a university.
  • The principal room of a secular medieval building.
  • (obsolete) Cleared passageway through a crowd, as for dancing.
  • A place for special professional education, or for conferring professional degrees or licences.
  • (India) A living room.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English halle inherited from Old English heall (palace, law-court, dwelling, hall, temple, house) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hallō (hall) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (cover, hide, conceal, cold, protect, incline, hot, warm, cut, save).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱel-

Gloss

cover, hide, conceal, cold, protect, incline, hot, warm, cut, save

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

冷, 寒

Emoji
🤭 📔

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