Hell

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English

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Hell nearby the Værnes airport in Stjørdal, Norway

Proper noun

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Hell

  1. Alternative spelling of Hel.
  2. Alternative form of Hela.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of hell.
    • 2016, Bill Porter, The Silk Road: Taking the Bus to Pakistan[1], Counterpoint, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 119:
      In ancient times, Turfan was called Huochou, or Fire City, which was not inappropriate. Turfan is located in the lowest depression in Asia, just a notch above Hell.
  4. Any of various places so named.
    1. A village in Stjørdal, Trøndelag, Norway; was the administrative center of Lånke municipality, which existed until 1962.

Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German helle, from Old High German hellia, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju. Cognate with German Hölle, Dutch hel, English hell, Icelandic hel.

Noun

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Hell f

  1. (Uri) hell

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as in hello in the middle of the twelfth century. Presumably a compound of Middle Dutch helle (lowland, marshy area) and lo (light forest on sandy soil). An alternative interpretation reads the toponym as a compound of Middle Dutch hel (bright, clear) and lo (pool). Compare Helhuizen, Helwerd, Holwerd and Hulhuizen.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hell n

  1. A hamlet in Putten, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

East Central German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German helle, from Old High German hella, hellia, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (to cover, hide, conceal).

Noun

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Hell f

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) hell

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German helle, from Old High German hellia, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju. Compare German Hölle, Dutch hel, English hell.

Noun

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Hell f

  1. hell