heall
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Old English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *hallu.
Noun[edit]
heall f (nominative plural healla)
- a hall; residence
- a large room forming part of a residence, in which the social and public affairs of the household are conducted
Declension[edit]
Declension of heall (strong ō-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
- ġifhealle (“gift-hall”)
- meoduhealle (“mead-hall”)
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *hallu, from Proto-Germanic *halluz. Cognate with Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᛚᚨᛉ (halaʀ) whence Old Norse hallr.
Noun[edit]
heall m (nominative plural heallas)
Declension[edit]
Declension of heall (strong a-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
Yola[edit]
Noun[edit]
heall
- Alternative form of heale
- 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 96:
- Drink a heall to a breede. "Shud with, a voorneen."
- Drink a health to the bride, "Here's to you, my dear."
References[edit]
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 96
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