Hell

See also: hell and he'll

English

Proper noun

Hell

  1. Alternative spelling of Hel
  2. Alternative form of Hela
  3. Alternative letter-case form of hell
  4. Any of various towns so named.

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German hella, hellia, from Proto-Germanic *haljō. Cognate with German Hölle, Dutch hel, English hell, Icelandic hel.

Noun

Hell f

  1. (Uri) hell

References
  • “Hell” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 14.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Hölle, Dutch hel, English hell.

Noun

Hell f

  1. hell
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