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hel.

hell, an infernal afterlife

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɦɛl/

  1. hell, an infernal afterlife

    feminine
    Ik hoop dat je zal branden in de hel.

  2. a terrible place or ordeal

    feminine · figuratively
    Hij maakte daarmee haar leven tot een hel.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch helle, from Old Dutch hella, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju, from Proto-Germanic *haljō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”).

adj/ɦɛl/

  1. bright

Where this word comes from

Probably borrowed from German hell (“shining, very light”).

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