hesli

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hasliją, from *haslaz (“hazel”).

Noun

hesli n

  1. hazel-wood
  2. hazel-tree

Derived terms

  • hesliskógr

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hesli
  • Faroese: hesli
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hesle
  • Old Swedish: häsle

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hesli”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 196; also available at the Internet Archive
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