hyl

See also: hýl, hýľ, hyl-, and Hýl

English

Etymology

From Greek ύλη (ýli, “matter”), from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “matter”).

Noun

hyl (plural hyls)

1. (obsolete) A unit of mass that is accelerated at a rate of 1 meter per second squared (1 m/s²) by a force of 1 kilogram-force, equivalent to 9.80665 kilograms.

   Synonym: TME

   • 2000 October 9, Gérard P. Michon, “What is a slug, in the [engineering] weight measurement system?”, in Numericana.com‎^[1]:

     A mass of one hyl gets accelerated at a rate of one meter per square second by a force of one kilogram-force (namely, 9.80665 N).

Danish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

hyl n (singular definite hylet, plural indefinite hyl)

1. howl
2. yell
3. wail
4. yowl
5. hoot

Inflection

Declension of hyl

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hyl	hylet	hyl	hylene
genitive	hyls	hylets	hyls	hylenes

Verb

hyl

1. imperative of hyle

Middle English

Etymology 1

Probably from Old English *hygel (“hillock”), from or related to Proto-West Germanic *haug (“mound”). Compare German Hügel.

Noun

hyl (plural hyles)

1. mound, bank, hillock

Alternative forms

• huyle, hyul

References

• “hīl, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Noun

hyl

1. alternative form of hil (“hill”)

Etymology 3

Verb

hyl

1. alternative form of hilen (“to cover”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From the verb hyle.

Noun

hyl n (definite singular hylet, indefinite plural hyl, definite plural hyla)

1. howl
2. yell
3. wail
4. yowl
5. hoot

Verb

hyl

1. imperative of hyle

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hylr.

Noun

hỳl m (definite singular hỳlen, indefinite plural hỳler or hỳlir, definite plural hỳlerne or hỳline)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of høl