Höll

See also: holl, Holl, hóll, höll, hǫll, høll, and holl.

Limburgish

Alternative forms

hèl (older variant, Moelingen)
- hel (widespread variant)
- Héll (Eupen)

Etymology

From Early Modern Limburgish hèl, with the vowel sound being influenced by Central Franconian, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju, from Proto-Germanic *haljō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hœl/
Hyphenation: Höll
Rhymes: -œl

Noun

Höll f (plural Hölle, diminutive Höllke)

(Eupen, Krefeld) hell
Synonym: Énfärrno

Antonyms: Hömmel, Parrediis

Et éss kout ä gen Höllen. (Eupener proverb)
It is cold in hell.

Derived terms

höllesch

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