hjallr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *helþaz (“outhouse, shed”).

Noun

hjallr m

  1. scaffold, frame of timber
  2. shed (for drying fish)

Descendants
  • Icelandic: hjallur
  • Faroese: hjallur
  • Swedish: hjälle
  • Norwegian: hjell, hell, hjedl, kjedl, sjall, hil (dialectal)
  • Danish: hjald
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