English

Alternative forms

• Hela, ****

Proper noun

Hel

1. (Norse mythology) The goddess of the realm of the dead, a daughter of Loki. Hel is the equivalent of Persephone in Greek mythology.
2. (Norse mythology) The realm of the dead, (also known as Helheim), the domain of the goddess Hel. Located within Niflheim, (one of the Nine Realms).

Danish

Proper noun

Hel

1. Hel (goddess)
2. Hel (realm)

Danish

Adjective

hel

1. whole
2. full
3. entire
4. intact, undamaged
5. complete
6. the hour, top of the hour

Inflection

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

hel

1. imperative of hele

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch helle, from Old Dutch hella, from Proto-Germanic *haljō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- ‎(“to cover, hide, conceal”). Cognate with Low German ****, English ****, German Hölle, Icelandic hel, helvíti.

Noun

hel f ‎(plural hellen, diminutive helletje n)

1. (religion, mythology) ****, a diabolical aftermath
2. (figuratively) a terrible place or ordeal

   Hij maakte daarmee haar leven tot een hel.

   With that he made her life into a ****.

Derived terms

• hels
• hellemoer
• helleveeg

Etymology 2

Cognate with German ****.

Adjective

hel ‎(comparative heller, superlative helst)

1. (archaic) bright

Inflection

Etymology 3

Cognate with English hall.

Noun

hel ? ‎(plural hellen, diminutive helletje n)

1. hall, frozen spot

Etymology 4

Verb

hel

1. first-person singular present indicative of hellen
2. imperative of hellen

References

• Dr. P.A.F. van Veen e.a., Etymologisch Woordenboek. De herkomst van onze woorden., Van Dale Lexicografie, 1989 [Dutch etymological dictionary, in Dutch]

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hel, from Proto-Germanic *haljō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- ‎(“to cover, hide, conceal”). Compare Faroese and Norwegian Nynorsk hel, English ****, Dutch hel, German Hölle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛːl/
• Rhymes: -ɛːl

Noun

hel f ‎(genitive singular heljar, no plural)

1. **** (underworld), death

Declension

The dative helju also occurs, mainly in the phrase heimta úr helju. The word is normally not used with suffixed article, but the genitive definite form, heljarinnar, occurs as an intensifier (meaning something like “**** of a”).

Related terms

• helvíti

Kurdish

Noun

hel f

1. solution

Synonyms

• çare
• çareserî

Derived terms

• hel bûn
• hel kirin
• helbûn
• helkirin
• helbûyî
• helkirî

Limburgish

Etymology 1

From Older Limburgish hèl. Cognate to English ****.

Noun

hel f

1. ****
2. a bad place to be

Inflection

• Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.

Etymology 2

From earlier helle.

Adjective

hel ‎(comparative helder, superlative hels, predicative superlative 't hèls)

1. hard, tough, difficult
2. hard, rough, pointed
3. hard, heavy
4. hard, solid
5. loud

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse heill ‎(“whole, complete”) (> Danish and Swedish hel, Icelandic heill), akin to heilsa ‎(“health, well-being”) (> Norwegian helse), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (compare English whole, hale, Dutch heel, German heil), from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂ilus ‎(“healthy, whole”).

Alternative forms

• heil

Adjective

hel ‎(neuter singular helt, definite singular and plural hele)

1. whole, unbroken

   Hun har ikke røykt på en hel uke.

   She hasn't smoked for a whole week.

   Jeg vet ikke, hele denne greia virker litt risikabel for meg.

   I don't know, this whole thing seems a little risky to me.

   Jeg tror ikke han forstår hvorfor, Harry, men han hadde det så travelt med å kveste sin egen sjel at han aldri tok seg tid til å forstå den uforliknelige kraft i en sjel som er uplettet og hel. (from page 463 of the Norwegian translation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter og Halvblodsprinsen)

   I do not think he understands why, Harry, but he was in such a hurry to mutilate his own soul, he never paused to understand the incomparable power of a soul that is untarnished and whole. (from page 478 of the original British version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

2. pure, all

   Jeg fikk tak i en genser i hel ull, den blir god å ha når vinteren kommer.

   I got myself a pure wool sweater, it'll come in handy when winter arrives.

3. (used as a noun) it, all of it, the whole/entire thing

   Og det beste ved det hele er at jeg slipper å se deg i to, hele måneder!

   And the best part of it is that I don't have to see you for two whole months!

Synonyms

whole, unbroken, pure

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

hel

1. imperative of hele

References

• “hel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “hel” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• Harry Potter og Halvblodsprinsen, ISBN 82-04-11217-3. Norwegian translation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by Torstein Bugge Høverstad.
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, ISBN 0-7475-8108-8, by J.K. Rowling

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• hjel (Bokmål)

Etymology

From Old Norse hel, the goddess of death or the death realm itself (compare helvete), from Proto-Germanic *haljō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- ‎(“to cover, hide, conceal”). Compare Icelandic hel, English ****, Dutch hel, German Hölle.

Noun

hel (not inflected or declined in any way)

1. only used in with preposition i, "in, to": i hel, "to death, dead"

Derived terms

• i hel

References

• “hel” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “hel” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• hellia

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haljō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- ‎(“to cover, hide, conceal”). Compare Old English ****, Old Dutch hella, Old Frisian helle, Old High German hella, hellia, Old Norse hel, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 ‎(halja).

Noun

hel f

1. ****

Derived terms

• hellifiur
• helligithwing
• heldor
• helliporta
• helsith
• helligrund
• helliwīti

Descendants

• Middle Low German: helle
  • Low German: ****

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɛl]

Noun

hel m inan

1. helium

Declension

Somali

Verb

hel

1. to like
2. to find

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse heill (compare Danish and Norwegian hel, Icelandic heill), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (compare English whole, hale, Dutch heel, German heil), from Proto-Indo-European *kóh₂ilus ‎(“healthy, whole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heːl/

Adjective

hel (comparative helare, superlative helast)

1. whole; complete
2. not broken; in order

Declension