haill

English

Verb

haill

  1. Obsolete spelling of hail

Anagrams

Irish

Pronunciation
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /hɑːl̠ʲ/

Noun

haill

  1. h-prothesized form of aill

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Short form of vahaill (a dialect form of vadhald), from Old Norse vaða (“to wade”) and hald (“a grip”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /haʎː/

Noun

haill n (definite singular haillet, uncountable)

  1. (dialectal, folklore, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) sexual intercourse before fishing, for the purpose of getting a good catch
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