hel

Norwegian

adjective
Definitions
  • whole, unbroken
  • pure, all
  • used as a noun it, all of it, the whole/entire thing

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse heill (whole, omen, complete, happiness) derived from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (whole, healthy, sound, hale, safe, entire, omen).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hailaz

Gloss

whole, healthy, sound, hale, safe, entire, omen

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