Hel
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Hel¹
Where it comes from
From Old Norse hel. Cognate with Old English hell (“hell”).
proper noun Hela · Hell
- The goddess of the realm of the unheroic dead, a daughter of Loki by the jotun Angrboða.
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The realm of the dead who did not die in combat, ruled by the goddess and located in Niflheim (one of the Nine Realms).
Similar: Helheim
Hel²
proper noun
- A diminutive of the female given name Helen. They call me Hel, they call me Stacey / They call me "her", they call me Jane
Translations
Talk about this word "Hel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Hel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hel "Hel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hel.Cite this
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title = {Hel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hel},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
