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hvel.

hemisphere

4 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkʰvɛːl]

  1. hemisphere half of the Earth

    neuter

  2. hemisphere cerebral hemisphere

    neuter

  3. hemisphere dome

    neuter

  4. wheel

    neuter

  5. disc, circle

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hvél (“wheel”), from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm. Compare Old Saxon hwiol, Old Frisian hwēl.

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