Hel
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "hel"
Alternative forms
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
Further reading
Hel (being) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Hel (location) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Fólkvangr on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Valhalla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Etymology
Proper noun
Hel
Etymology
From Old Norse hel (“death, death realm”), whence also hel (“death”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hel f
- (Norse mythology) Hel, the goddess of the realm of the unheroic dead
- Hypernyms: daudedis, daudenorne, daudemøy
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