hægl

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglaz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰlos (“pebble”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xæjl/, [hæjl]

Noun

hæġl m

  1. hail
    • 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
      Hæġl cymþ of rēndropum þonne hī bēoþ ġefrorene upp on þǣre lyfte, and swā siþþan feallað.
      Hail comes from raindrops when they're frozen up in the air, and so fall to the ground.
  2. the runic character ᚻ (/h/)

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hæġl hæġlas
accusative hæġl hæġlas
genitive hæġles hæġla
dative hæġle hæġlum

Descendants

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