Hel

See also: hel

English

A depiction of Hel by Johannes Gehrts, 1889

Alternative forms

Hela, Hell

Etymology

From Old Norse hel. Cognate with Old English hell (“hell”).

Proper noun

Hel

(religion, Norse mythology) The goddess of the realm of the unheroic dead, a daughter of Loki by the jotun Angrboða.
(religion, Norse mythology) The realm of the dead who did not die in combat, ruled by the goddess and located in Niflheim (one of the Nine Realms).

Synonyms

(realm of the unheroic dead): Helheim

Translations

goddess of the realm of the dead

Danish: Hel
French: Hel (fr) f
Italian: Hel f, Hela f
Old English: Hell
Russian: Хель (ru) f (Xelʹ)
Spanish: Hela f
Turkish: Hel

realm of the dead

Danish: Hel
Old English: Hell, Hellhām
Russian: Хель (ru) (Xelʹ)

Further reading

Hel (being) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hel (location) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Fólkvangr on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Valhalla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

LHE, LHe, Leh

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hel (“hell”). More at Hel.

Proper noun

Hel

Hel (goddess)
Hel (realm)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hel (“death, death realm”), whence also hel (“death”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [hɛ̝ːl], [hɛ̝ːɽ]
Homophone: hel

Proper noun

Hel f

(Norse mythology) Hel, the goddess of the realm of the unheroic dead

Related terms

helheim(en)

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