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Heil

Heil

See also: heil and Héil

German

Noun

Heil n (genitive Heils or Heiles, no plural)

  1. luck, health, salvation

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heil

heil

See also: Heil and Héil

English

Verb

heil (third-person singular simple present heils, present participle heiling, simple past and past participle heiled)

  1. To greet with a Sieg Heil.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Noun

heil n (uncountable)

  1. prosperity
  2. salvation

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German

Alternative forms

  • heile (chiefly colloquial; rarely in writing)

Etymology

From Middle High German, from Old High German heil, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂ilus (healthy, whole). Compare Low German heel, heil, Dutch heel, English whole, hale, Danish hel. The sense “whole, entire”, which is the normal one in most cognate forms, is dialectal in German (but compare heilfroh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haɪ̯l/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯l

Adjective

heil (comparative heiler, superlative am heilsten)

  1. whole; intact; unhurt; safe
    Die Tasse ist noch heil. — “The cup is still whole.”
    Gut dass du heil wieder zurück bist. — “I’m glad you’re back safe.”
  2. (in combination with certain nouns) sheltered; innocent; ideal
    heile Kindheitinnocent childhood
    heile Weltideal world

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Icelandic

Adjective

heil (masculine heill, feminine heil, neuter heilt)

  1. (indefinite) feminine singular nominative of heill
  2. (indefinite) neuter plural nominative of heill
  3. (indefinite) neuter plural accusative of heill

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse heill

Adjective

heil (neuter singular heilt, definite singular and plural heile)

  1. alternative form of hel

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂ilus (healthy, whole).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛiːl/ (example of pronunciation)

Adjective

heil (masculine and feminine heil, neuter heilt, definite singular and plural heile, comparative heilare, indefinite superlative heilast, definite superlative heilaste)

  1. whole, not in pieces
  2. healthy; uninjured

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Old High German

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hailaz, whence also Old Saxon hēl, Old English hāl, Old Norse heill, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (hails), Vandalic eils. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂ilus (healthy, whole).

Adjective

heil

  1. whole
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hailą, whence also Old English hæl, Old Norse heill.

Noun

heil n

  1. luck
Descendants

Old Norse

Adjective

heil

  1. feminine singular indefinite nominative of heill (‘whole’)
  2. neuter plural indefinite nominative or accusative of heill (‘whole’)

Veps

Pronoun

heil

  1. adessive of