hæl

See also: hal, hel, HAL, Hal, hál, häl, and hål

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hæll (“heel”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛːl/, [hɛːˀl]

Noun

hæl c (singular definite hælen, plural indefinite hæle)

1. (anatomy) heel

Inflection

Declension of hæl

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hæl	hælen	hæle	hælene
genitive	hæls	hælens	hæles	hælenes

Verb

hæl

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of hæle

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛaːl/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːl

Noun

hæl

1. indefinite accusative singular of hælur

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Icelandic

Noun

Template:is-noun form m

1. indefinite accusative singular of hæll
2. indefinite dative singular of hæll

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hæll

Noun

hæl m (definite singular hælen, indefinite plural hæler, definite plural hælene)

1. (anatomy, also of shoes, socks etc.) a heel

Derived terms

• akilleshæl

References

• “hæl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hæll. Akin to English heel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heːl/
• Homophone: hel

Noun

hæl m (definite singular hælen, indefinite plural hælar, definite plural hælane)

1. (anatomy, also of shoes, socks etc.) a heel

Derived terms

• akilleshæl

References

• “hæl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hailaz. Cognate with Old Norse heill (Danish held (“luck”), Norwegian hell), Old High German heil (German Heil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xæːl/, [hæːl]

Noun

hǣl n (attested only once)

1. omen