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hail
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /he?l/, [he???]
- Rhymes: -e?l
- Homophone: hale
Etymology 1
From Middle English hayle, haile, hail, from Old English hæ?l, hæ?el, from Proto-Germanic *haglaz (compare West Frisian heil, Low German Hagel, Dutch hagel, German Hagel, Danish hagl). Either from Proto-Indo-European *kag?los (“pebble”), or from *?o?ló-, a reduplication of *?el- (“cold”) (compare Old Norse héla (“frost”)).
Root-cognates outside of Germanic include Welsh caill (“testicle”), Breton kell (“testicle”), Lithuanian šeš?lis (“shade, shadow”), Ancient Greek ?????? (kákhl?x, “pebble”), Albanian çakëll (“pebble”), Sanskrit ????? (?í?ira, “cool, cold”).
Noun
hail (uncountable)
- Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
Derived terms
- hailstone
- hail storm / hailstorm
- hail shaft / hailshaft
Translations
Verb
hail (third-person singular simple present hails, present participle hailing, simple past and past participle hailed)
- (impersonal) Of hail, to fall from the sky.
- They say it's going to hail tomorrow.
- (intransitive) To send or release hail.
- The cloud would hail down furiously within a few minutes.
- To pour down in rapid succession.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English heil (“healthy, sound”), from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, entire, healthy”). The verb is from Middle English heilen, itself from the adjective. Doublet of whole and hale.
Adjective
hail (comparative hailer, superlative hailest)
- (obsolete) Healthy, whole, safe.
Verb
hail (third-person singular simple present hails, present participle hailing, simple past and past participle hailed)
- (transitive) to greet; give salutation to; salute.
- (transitive) To name; to designate; to call.
- (transitive) to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of
- (transitive) To signal in order to initiate communication with.
Derived terms
- hailer
- hail from
Translations
Interjection
hail
- An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.
Derived terms
- all hail
- Hail Mary
Translations
Anagrams
- Hlai, hila
Estonian
Noun
hail
- adessive singular of hai
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hal?/
Noun
hail
- h-prothesized form of ail
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
hail (uncountable)
- Alternative form of hayle (“hail”)
Etymology 2
Adjective
hail
- Alternative form of heil (“healthy, sound”)
Noun
hail (uncountable)
- Alternative form of heil (“health, welfare”)
Scots
Etymology 1
From Old English h?l (“healthy, safe”), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, safe, sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *kóh?ilus (“healthy, whole”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hel]
- (South Scots) IPA(key): [hj?l]
Adjective
hail (comparative hailer, superlative hailest)
- whole
- free or recovered from disease, healthy, wholesome
- (of people, parts of the body, etc.) free from injury, safe, sound, unhurt
- (of material objects and of time, numbers etc.) whole, entire, complete, sound, unbroken, undamaged
Derived terms
Noun
hail (plural hails)
- the whole, the whole amount or number
Verb
hail (third-person singular present hails, present participle hailin, past hailt, past participle hailt)
- to heal, cure
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hel]
Verb
hail (third-person singular present hails, present participle hailin, past hailt, past participle hailt)
- (sports) to drive the ball through the goal, etc.
Derived terms
- ower hail (“to overtake”)
Noun
hail (plural hails)
- (sports) goal, the shout when a goal is scored, the goal area
Etymology 3
From Old English hæ?l, hæ?el, from Proto-Germanic *haglaz, either from Proto-Indo-European *kag?los (“pebble”), or from *?o?ló-, a reduplication of *?el- (“cold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hel]
Noun
hail (uncountable)
- (weather) hail, hailstones
- small shot, pellets
Derived terms
- hailie-pickle (“hailstone”)
- hailstane (“hailstone”)
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hai?l/
Adjective
hail
- h-prothesized form of ail (“second”)
Mutation
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kóh?ilus (“healthy, whole”). Akin to English whole.
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /he(??)?l/, /h?(??)?l/, /ha(??)?l/
- Rhymes: -é???l
Adjective
hail (neuter haillt)
- whole, complete, full, entire
- Dem sat å gamsä heilä ättermedagen
- They sat and chewed the fat the entire afternoon.
- Dem sat å gamsä heilä ättermedagen
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /²he(??)?l/, /²h?(??)?l/, /²ha(??)?l/
- Rhymes: -è???l
Verb
hail (preterite haile, middle hailes, passive val haile)
- (transitive) To heal.
Synonyms
- häli
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hurrah
English
Alternative forms
- hoorah, hooray, hurra, hurray
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly adopted from German hurra, itself of uncertain origin, or possibly an alteration of huzzah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /h?????/
- Rhymes: -??
Interjection
hurrah
- Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.
Synonyms
- (expression of approval): see Thesaurus:well done
- (expression of joy): see Thesaurus:yay
Translations
Noun
hurrah (plural hurrahs)
- A cheer; a cry of hurrah!.
Derived terms
- the last hurrah
Translations
Verb
hurrah (third-person singular simple present hurrahs, present participle hurrahing, simple past and past participle hurrahed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To give a hurrah (to somebody).
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