houle

swell (of water)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ul/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: houle

In summary

Inherited from Middle French houle (“swell”), probably from an Old Northern French *houle (“cavity, hole”, attested in modern dialects), itself from Old Norse hol (“cave, hole”), from Proto-Germanic *hulą, whence also English hole. The sense would derive from the bulges and hollows of the waves.

Concepts

swell

surge

waves

roller

undulation

wave

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winding

wave motion

heaving sea

rough seas

billow

sea disturbance

heave

ripple

Synonyms

agitation

déferlement

h aspiré

ondulation

rouleau

sinuosité

grosse mer

grande vague

mer agitée

mer calme

vagues

Translations

Dünung

çalkantı

oleaje

marejada

Seegang

maretta

mareggio

çalkalanma

mar de fondo

Wogen

Woge

falowanie

moto ondoso

folla

κυματισμός