heall
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xæ͜ɑll/, [hæ͜ɑɫ]
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *hallu.
Noun
heall f (nominative plural healla)
- a hall; residence
- a large room forming part of a residence, in which the social and public affairs of the household are conducted
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | heall | healla, healle |
| accusative | healle | healla, healle |
| genitive | healle | healla |
| dative | healle | heallum |
Derived terms
- ġifhealle (“gift-hall”)
- meoduhealle (“mead-hall”)
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *hallu, from Proto-Germanic *halluz. Cognate with Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᛚᚨᛉ (halaʀ) whence Old Norse hallr.
Noun
heall m (nominative plural heallas)
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | heall | heallas |
| accusative | heall | heallas |
| genitive | healles | healla |
| dative | healle | heallum |
Derived terms
- healstān
Yola
Noun
heall
- alternative form of heale
- 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 96:
- Drink a heall to a breede. "Shud with, a voorneen."
- Drink a health to the bride, "Here's to you, my dear."
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 96