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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hallju, from Proto-Germanic *haljō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”). Compare German Hölle (“hell”).

More Old English words

• hela
• helan
• helde
• helian
• hellbend
• hellcniht
• hellcræft
• hellcund

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