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)

1. (Eupen, Krefeld) hell

   Synonym: Énfärrno

   Antonyms: Hömmel, Parrediis

   Et éss kout ä gen Höllen. (Eupener proverb)

   It is cold in hell.

Derived terms

• höllesch