hel

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) hell, an infernal afterlife
2. (feminine,figuratively) a terrible place or ordeal

Adj

bright

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of hellen:
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of hellen:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of hellen:

Concepts

hell

clear

inferno

bright

light

perdition

Hades

obvious

orc

penetratingly

plain

shadowy

straightforward

⬆️

tarnation

bright light

Doomsday

Gehenna

Orcus

distinct

explicit

glaring

glaringly

light-coloured

lucid

Synonyms

helder

klaar

licht

luisterrijk

zuiver

duidelijk

eeuwige

lichtend

schitterend

uitgesproken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɦɛl/

Etymology

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”).