all hail
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all hail
- /ˌɔːl ˈheɪl/ UK
- /ˌɔl ˈheɪl/ US
- /ˌɑl-/ US, cot caught merger
Rhymes with -eɪl
Where it comes from
The interjection is derived from Middle English al-heil, al heyl (“used as a salutation when meeting someone: your health!, hello!”), from al (“denoting totality”) + heil, heyl (“health, welfare; good fortune”, noun):
* Al is derived from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic *all (“all”), from Proto-Germanic *allaz (“all; entire, whole”); further etymology uncertain, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“beyond; other”).
* Heil is from Old Norse heill (“hale, healthy; whole”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“hale, healthy; entire, whole”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy; whole”)).
The noun is derived from the interjection.
interjection
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Used as a friendly or respectful salutation to acclaim, greet, or welcome someone: (I wish you) all health or good fortune!
And as they [Mary Magdalene and "the other Mary"] went to tell his diſciples: beholde⸝ Jeſus met them ſayinge: All hayle. And they came and held him by the fete ⁊ worſhipped him.
Similar: hail
- Chiefly followed by to (someone or something): used as a salutation to indicate that someone or something is respected or welcome. All Hail to the Days that merit more Praise, / Than all the rest of the Year; / And welcome the Nights that bringeth delights, / As well to the Poor as the Peer.
noun all hails
- A salutation of "all hail" (interjection interjection sense 1); hence, a salutation indicating respect or welcome. Brother Kempe, as many alhailes to thy perſon as there be haicocks in Iuly at Pancredge: […]
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intj used as a friendly or respectful salutation to acclaim, greet, or welcome someone
| 日本語 | 万歳 banzai |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 萬歲 /万岁 wànsuì |
| Français | vive |
| Русский | да здравствует da zdravstvujet, славься slavʹsja, все приветствуют vse privetstvujut |
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title = {all hail},
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