*hehlǭ
Runic: ᚺᛖᚺᛚᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈxex.lɔ̃ː/noun · feminine · ōn-stem
Meanings
hoarfrost
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱé-ḱl (h₁)-eh₂- or *ḱí-ḱel(h₁)-eh₂-, an old reduplicated stem from the root *ḱel(h₁)- (‘cold, frozen’). Compare Lithuanian šalnà, šarma (‘hoarfrost’), Proto-Slavic *solnà (‘hoarfrost’) and especially Sanskrit शिशिर (śíśira) (śíśira, ‘cool, cold; hoarfrost’) (unless from *ḱey-).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | hehlǭ | hehlōniz |
| Acc. | hehlōnų | hehlōnunz |
| Gen. | hehlōniz | hehlōnǫ̂ |
| Dat. | hehlōni | hehlōmaz |
| Inst. | hehlōnē | hehlōmiz |
| Voc. | hehlǭ | hehlōniz |
Descendants
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*hehlā (Proto-West Germanic)
- heolca (Old English)
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héla (Old Norse)
- héla (Icelandic)
- hele (Norwegian Nynorsk)