Dictionary Definition
Hel
Noun
1 goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld
[syn: Hela]
2 (religion) the world of the dead; "he didn't
want to go to hell when he died" [syn: Hell, Hades, infernal
region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld]
User Contributed Dictionary
Dutch
Etymology 1
cognate with hellNoun
Etymology 2
Adjective
now rare root form of helder 'bright'- defn Dutch
Etymology 3
cognate with hallNoun
- hall, frozen spot
References
- VDEWb}}
Icelandic
Extensive Definition
otheruses HEL Hel may refer to:
Germanic mythology
- Hel (location), a location in Germanic mythology.
- Hel (being), ruler of Hel, the location.
Modern popular culture
- Club Hel (The Matrix), a location in the Matrix series.
Music
- Hel (band), a Swedish viking rock band.
Locations
- Hel Peninsula, a peninsula on the Polish shores of the Baltic Sea.
- Hel, Poland, a town at the tip of that peninsula.
See also
hel in Danish: Hel
hel in German: Hel
hel in Italian: HEL
hel in Hebrew: הל (פירושונים)
hel in Dutch: Hel
hel in Japanese: 地獄
hel in Norwegian: Hel
hel in Polish: Hel
(ujednoznacznienie)