høll

Faroese

/hœtl/

noun
Definitions
  • hall, saloon
  • (kvæði) castle, palace
  • hall (sport hall, town hall, concert hall, etc.)

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse hǫll (hall, large living room, big house) derived from Proto-Germanic *hallō (hall) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (cover, hide, conceal, cold, protect, incline, hot, warm, cut, save).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱel-

Gloss

cover, hide, conceal, cold, protect, incline, hot, warm, cut, save

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

冷, 寒

Emoji
🤭 📔

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