heolca

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a metathesis of Proto-West Germanic *hehlā, from Proto-Germanic *hehlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel(h₂)- (to freeze; cold). Cognate with Old Norse héla.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxe͜ol.kɑ/, [ˈhe͜oɫ.kɑ]

Noun[edit]

heolca m

  1. hoarfrost, rime

Declension[edit]