English Explanatory Dictionary

Hel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The goddess of the realm of the unheroic dead, a daughter of Loki by the jotun Angrboða.
  2. The realm of the dead who did not die in combat, ruled by the goddess and located in Niflheim (one of the Nine Realms).

Word forms

Hel Hela Hell

Etymology

From Old Norse hel. Cognate with Old English hell (“hell”).

Synonyms

Helheim

Translations

Danish: Hel French: Hel Italian: Hel Italian: Hela Marathi: हेल Old English: hell Russian: Хель Spanish: Hela Swedish: Hel Turkish: Hel
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