hagl

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglą (hail), cognate with Norwegian hagl, Swedish hagel, English hail, German Hagel, Dutch hagel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /havˀl/, [hɑwˀl]

Noun

hagl n (singular definite haglet, plural indefinite hagl)

  1. (meteorology) hail, hailstone
  2. shot (small metal balls used as ammunition)

Declension

Declension of hagl
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hagl haglet hagl haglene
genitive hagls haglets hagls haglenes

Derived terms

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglą (hail), which may be from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰlos (pebble, hail).

See Danish hagl for cognates.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hakl/
  • Rhymes: -akl

Noun

hagl n (genitive singular hagls, nominative plural högl)

  1. (precipitation) hail, a hailstone
    Synonym: haglél
  2. (in a gun) a shot, the small metal shots used as ammunition for shotguns
  3. the name of the Younger Futhark haglaz rune h

Declension

Declension of hagl (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hagl haglið högl höglin
accusative hagl haglið högl höglin
dative hagli haglinu höglum höglunum
genitive hagls haglsins hagla haglanna

Derived terms

  • bleikihagl
  • gráp
  • grjónabylur
  • hagldropi
  • haglkorn
  • haglsteinn
  • hegla
  • snæhagl

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglą (hail), which may be from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰlos (pebble, hail).

See Danish hagl for cognates.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɑɡl/, [ˈhɑ.ɡl̩]

Noun

hagl n (definite singular haglet, indefinite plural hagl, definite plural hagla or haglene)

  1. (uncountable) hail (precipitation in the form of hailstones)
  2. (countable) a hailstone
  3. (countable) shot (mass noun) pellets used as ammunition for shotguns

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglą (hail), which may be from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰlos (pebble, hail).

Noun

hagl n (definite singular haglet, indefinite plural hagl, definite plural hagla)

  1. (uncountable) hail (precipitation in the form of hailstones)
  2. (countable) a hailstone
  3. (countable) shot (mass noun) pellets used as ammunition for shotguns

Derived terms

References