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hel

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
hel, hæl (?, for form cf. tæl, tel), es; m.
A hidden spot (f), a shelter
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  • Tó Dudemǽres hele; of Dudemǽres hele,

    • C. D. vi. 171, 5
    • :
    • 76, 26
    • .
  • On Ecgerdes hel ufeweardne,

    • iii. 48, 16.
Etymology
[Cf.
From her frendes hy stelen And gon to wode and maken hem helen, And crepen thereinne, Alis. 4959.
Heal a hidden spot; a shelter, D. D.
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