hagl

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish haghæl, from Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglą (“hail”), cognate with Norwegian hagl, Swedish hagel, English hail, German Hagel, Dutch hagel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /havˀl/, [hɑwˀl]

Noun

hagl n (singular definite haglet, plural indefinite hagl)

1. (meteorology) hail, hailstone
2. shot (small metal balls used as ammunition)

Declension

Declension of hagl

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hagl	haglet	hagl	haglene
genitive	hagls	haglets	hagls	haglenes

Derived terms

Terms derived from “hagl”

shot

• blyhagl n
• haglbøsse c
• haglgevær n
• spredehagl n
• stålhagl

precipitation

• haglbyge c
• hagle
• haglskade c
• haglskadeforsikring c
• haglvejr n

unknown

• spejderhagl n

References

• “hagl” in Den Danske Ordbog
• hagl on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Hagl (nedbør) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Hagl (våben) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglą (“hail”), which may be from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰlos (“pebble, hail”).

See Danish hagl for cognates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hakl/
• Rhymes: -akl

Noun

hagl n (genitive singular hagls, nominative plural högl)

1. (precipitation) hail, a hailstone

   Synonym: haglél

2. (in a gun) a shot, the small metal shots used as ammunition for shotguns
3. the name of the Younger Futhark haglaz rune h

Declension

Declension of hagl (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hagl	haglið	högl	höglin
accusative	hagl	haglið	högl	höglin
dative	hagli	haglinu	höglum	höglunum
genitive	hagls	haglsins	hagla	haglanna

Derived terms

• haglabyssa

Related terms

• bleikihagl
• gráp
• grjónabylur
• hagldropi
• haglkorn
• haglsteinn
• hegla
• snæhagl

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglą (“hail”), which may be from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰlos (“pebble, hail”).

See Danish hagl for cognates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑɡl/, [ˈhɑ.ɡl̩]

Noun

hagl n (definite singular haglet, indefinite plural hagl, definite plural hagla or haglene)

1. (uncountable) hail (precipitation in the form of hailstones)
2. (countable) a hailstone
3. (countable) shot (mass noun) pellets used as ammunition for shotguns

Derived terms

• haglgevær

References

• “hagl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglą (“hail”), which may be from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰlos (“pebble, hail”).

Noun

hagl n (definite singular haglet, indefinite plural hagl, definite plural hagla)

1. (uncountable) hail (precipitation in the form of hailstones)
2. (countable) a hailstone
3. (countable) shot (mass noun) pellets used as ammunition for shotguns

Derived terms

• haglgevær

References

• “hagl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.