"Hel" meaning in Danish

See Hel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Old Norse hel (“hell”), from Proto-Germanic *haljō. More at Hel. Etymology templates: {{inh|da|non|hel|t=hell}} Old Norse hel (“hell”), {{der|da|gem-pro|*haljō}} Proto-Germanic *haljō Head templates: {{head|da|proper noun|Genitive|Hels}} Hel (Genitive Hels)
  1. (Norse mythology) Hel (goddess) Tags: Norse
    Sense id: en-Hel-da-name-krYmQ7t3 Categories (other): Norse mythology, Danish entries with incorrect language header, Norse mythology Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Norse mythology: 50 50 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (Norse mythology) Hel (realm) Tags: Norse
    Sense id: en-Hel-da-name-13aRdo8f Categories (other): Norse mythology, Danish entries with incorrect language header, Norse mythology Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Norse mythology: 50 50 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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Download raw JSONL data for Hel meaning in Danish (1.4kB)

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