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Old English · noun

heall

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/xæ͜ɑll/
[hæ͜ɑɫ]
Syllables
xæ͜ɑll (1 syllable)
Modern English
hallconductedresidenceaffairsstonesocial

heall1 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. a hall; residence

  2. a large room forming part of a residence, in which the social and public affairs of the household are conducted

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of heall
SingularPlural
Nominative heallheallahealle
Accusative healleheallahealle
Genitive heallehealla
Dative healleheallum

heall2 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. a stone; rock

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of heall
SingularPlural
Nominative heallheallas
Accusative heallheallas
Genitive healleshealla
Dative healleheallum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hallu.

From Proto-West Germanic *hallu, from Proto-Germanic *halluz. Cognate with Proto-Norse (halaʀ) whence Old Norse hallr.

Descendants

hall

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