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Hal
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Appendix:Variations of "hal"
English
Etymology
A diminutive lambdacism of en Harry (compare en Sally from en Sarah and en Moll from en Mary).
Pronunciation
en /hæl/ (usually)en /hɑl/, en /hɔl/, en /hɔːl/ (in some dialects)
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hal.wav Southern England
en en-us-hall.ogg US,dialectal
en æl 1
en hall<aa:some accents> hell<aa:celery-salary merger>
Proper noun
s
A diminutive of the male given names Henry, Harold and Harry.
II ii 54 1 I prethee, good Prince Hal, help me to my horſe, good Kings ſonne.
Derived terms
en Halkin Halson Hasson
Anagrams
en ahl Ahl HLA LAH LHA lah
en diminutives of male given names
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as halle in 1230-1231. Derived from nl dum halle covered area, hall (see modern nl hal) or nl gem-pro *halha spur of a highland.
Pronunciation
nl /ɦɑl/
nl Hal
nl ɑl
nl hal Hall
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Boxtel p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
References
Luxembourgish
Etymology
lb gem-pro 1
From lb gmh halle, from lb goh halla, from lb gmw-pro *hallu.
Cognate with de Halle, en hall, nl hal, is höll, fr halle.
Pronunciation
lb /haːl/
lb aːl 1
Noun
f
hall very large room, used for sports, concerts, exhibitions, etc.
See also
lb Hall
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From pdt gml helle, from pdt osx hel.
Noun
pdt noun f plural Halen
hell
Derived terms
pdt haloatich
See also
lb Hall
pdt 1-syllable words
pdt Afterlife