From Middle English hayl, haul, from Old English hæġl, hæġel, hagol (“hail”), from Proto-West Germanic *hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglaz, of uncertain origin. Either from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰlos (“pebble”); or alternatively from *ḱoḱló-, a reduplication of *ḱel- (“cold”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hail (“hail”), West Frisian heil (“hail”), Low German Hagel (“hail”), German Hagel (“hail”), Dutch and Swedish hagel (“hail”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Icelandic hagl (“hail”). Compare also Old Norse héla (“frost”). Doublet of haglaz, if the second etymology (“cold”) is correct.
Root-cognates outside of Germanic include Ancient Greek κάχληξ (kákhlēx, “pebble”), or alternatively Sanskrit शिशिर (śíśira, “cool, cold”), possibly also Lithuanian šešėlis (“shade, shadow”), depending on the etymology.
Meanings
(uncountable) Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
(countable) An occurrence of this type of precipitation; a hailstorm.
(broadly, countable) A rapid, intense barrage by a large number of projectiles or other objects.
Their lack of good intelligence also meant that they vastly overestimated the size of their foes for far too long, hails of armor-piercing shells doing comparatively little damage compared to the high explosive that they should have been using. 2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 40:01 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2022:
mn ᠮᠥ᠋ᠨᠳ᠋ᠦᠷ (balls of ice) · ltg krusa (balls of ice) · de Hagel (balls of ice) · pcc ridt (balls of ice) · wuu 冰雹 (balls of ice) · th เห็บ (balls of ice) · sq breshëri (balls of ice) · ar برد (balls of ice) · ain コンル (balls of ice) · lo ເຫັບ (balls of ice) · bua мүндэр (balls of ice) · hy կարկուտ (balls of ice) · la grandō (balls of ice) · kmr terg (balls of ice) · ka სეტყვა (balls of ice) · zza torg (balls of ice) · sc gràndhile (balls of ice) · nb hagl (balls of ice) · hsn 冰雹 (balls of ice) · cy cenllysg (balls of ice) · nl hagel (balls of ice) · mg havandra (balls of ice) · hu jégverés (balls of ice) · he בָּרָד (balls of ice) · rm granella (balls of ice) · xal мөндр (balls of ice) · ro grindină (balls of ice) · sq kokrriz (gheg) (balls of ice) · eo hajlo (balls of ice) · nv ńló (balls of ice) · es cascarrina (balls of ice) · cu градъ (balls of ice) · gl sarabia (balls of ice) · ca calamarsa (balls of ice) · nrf grile (balls of ice) · id hujan es (balls of ice) · alt мӧндӱр (balls of ice) · mn мөндөр (balls of ice) · goh hagal (balls of ice) · dsb kšupy (balls of ice) · frr haiel (balls of ice) · udm йӧ (balls of ice) · id hujan batu (balls of ice) · gl pedrazo (balls of ice) · wbk ašẽ (balls of ice) · sk krúpa (balls of ice) · tt боз (balls of ice) · nn hagl (balls of ice) · fi raesade (balls of ice) · zh 雹 (balls of ice) · izh rae (balls of ice) · lzz ხოშაკალი (balls of ice) · sl toča (balls of ice) · ang hæġl (balls of ice) · wym graojp (balls of ice) · eu kazkabar (balls of ice) · pdt Hoagel (balls of ice) · sva სკარხალ (balls of ice) · sv hagel (balls of ice) · ckb تەرزە (balls of ice) · hi ओला (balls of ice) · vo gräl (balls of ice) · alt бурчак (balls of ice) · gl saragana (balls of ice) · qu chikchi (balls of ice) · es pedrisquero (balls of ice) · sh grȃd (balls of ice) · mi ua-ā-whatu (balls of ice) · oc granissa (balls of ice) · uk град (balls of ice) · tg жола (balls of ice) · gl garaullo (balls of ice) · orv градъ (balls of ice) · mi uaāwhatu (balls of ice) · ar بَرَد (balls of ice) · da hagl (balls of ice) · cjy 冷彈子 /冷弹子 (balls of ice) · kjh мӱндӱр (balls of ice) · evn бокта (balls of ice) · ia grandine (balls of ice) · scn rannula (balls of ice) · sce mandëu (balls of ice) · yue 冰雹 (balls of ice) · kk бұршақ (balls of ice) · gug amandáu (balls of ice) · yue 雹 (balls of ice) · mnc ᠪᠣᠨᠣ (balls of ice) · mk град (balls of ice) · cy cesair (balls of ice) · gd clach-mheallain (balls of ice) · rm garnela (balls of ice) · sc gràndili (balls of ice) · mfe lagrel (balls of ice) · rup grindinã (balls of ice) · zh 雹子 (balls of ice) · kmr gijlok (balls of ice) · kum бурчакъ (balls of ice) · et rahe (balls of ice) · rsk ляд (balls of ice) · xmf კირცხი (balls of ice) · fi rakeet (balls of ice) · sc gràndhine (balls of ice) · lv krusa (balls of ice) · bg граду́шка (balls of ice) · tl graniso (balls of ice) · nmn ǁgáã (balls of ice) · udm йӧзор (balls of ice) · hu jégeső (balls of ice) · gan 雹子 (balls of ice) · cs krupobití (balls of ice) · tr dolu (balls of ice) · el χαλάζι (balls of ice) · sah тобурах (balls of ice) · rm garniala (balls of ice) · osx hagal (balls of ice) · tk doly (balls of ice) · mi hukākapu (balls of ice) · kmr terez (balls of ice) · mi hukātara (balls of ice) · tg тагарг (balls of ice) · ps ږلۍ (balls of ice) · ba боҙ (balls of ice) · mi hukāwhatu (balls of ice) · arc ܒܪܕܐ (balls of ice) · ps ږړۍ (balls of ice) · zh 雹 (balls of ice) · sce mensun (balls of ice) · vec tenpesta (balls of ice) · it grandine (balls of ice) · ar مطر تلج (balls of ice) · sw mvua ya mawe (balls of ice) · bo སེ་ར (balls of ice) · rsk каменєц (balls of ice) · ko 우박 (balls of ice) · ky добул (balls of ice) · de Graupel (balls of ice) · chr ᎦᏁᏐᏍᎬ (balls of ice) · is hagl (balls of ice) · fo hagl (balls of ice) · sva თხარსკ (balls of ice) · ask ašĩ (balls of ice) · mt silġ (balls of ice) · es pedrisco (balls of ice) · ca calabruix (balls of ice) · my မိုးသီး (balls of ice) · gl escarabán (balls of ice) · cs kroupy (balls of ice) · ur ژالَہ (balls of ice) · zh 冰雹 (balls of ice) · rup grãndini (balls of ice) · sh гра̑д (balls of ice) · pt granizo (balls of ice) · grc χάλαζα (balls of ice) · fo heglingur (balls of ice) · mvi 霰 (balls of ice) · hi ओलावृष्टि (balls of ice) · prn išĩ (balls of ice) · mi uawhatu (balls of ice) · be град (balls of ice) · str ḰOLX̱ (balls of ice) · mi ua nganga (balls of ice) · av цӏер (balls of ice) · ru град (balls of ice) · ga cloichshneachta (balls of ice) · str SḰEL (balls of ice) · ug تۇلا (balls of ice) · mnp 龍雹 /龙雹 (balls of ice) · gl saraiba (balls of ice) · pl grad (balls of ice) · ky доол (balls of ice) · fur tampieste (balls of ice) · av горо (balls of ice) · nds Hagel (balls of ice) · lzz დოლუ (balls of ice) · ka ხოშკაკალი (balls of ice) · vi mưa đá (balls of ice) · ja 霰 (balls of ice) · twf į̀ękǫ́ne (balls of ice) · tg дӯл (balls of ice) · ms hujan batu (balls of ice) · pt saraiva (balls of ice) · fa تَگَرْگ (balls of ice) · bn শিলাবৃষ্টি (balls of ice) · dlg буустаак һамыыр (balls of ice) · hak 冰雹 (balls of ice) · rys 霰 (balls of ice) · ast pedrisca (balls of ice) · fa ژَالَه (balls of ice) · sh ту̏ча (balls of ice) · gl gresillo (balls of ice) · kw keser (balls of ice) · bbl სეტყო (balls of ice) · ja 雹 (balls of ice) · ba борсаҡ (balls of ice) · nah tecihuitl (balls of ice) · yue 雪珠 (balls of ice) · rm garneala (balls of ice) · io greluno (balls of ice) · fr grêle (balls of ice) · cu ⰳⱃⰰⰴⱏ (balls of ice) · kne dalalo (balls of ice) · ky мөндүр (balls of ice) · ba боҙборсаҡ (balls of ice) · yi האָגל (balls of ice) · za lwgbag (balls of ice) · eu txingor (balls of ice) · af hael (balls of ice) · es granizo (balls of ice) · mi nganga (balls of ice) · wyi kabbing (balls of ice) · fr grêlons (balls of ice) · uz doʻl (balls of ice) · fy hagel (balls of ice) · eve бот (balls of ice) · lo ໝາກເຫັບ (balls of ice) · hsb krupy (balls of ice) · ps ګلۍ (balls of ice) · oc grèla (balls of ice) · zh лынзы (balls of ice) · ar بَرَد (balls of ice) · lt kruša (balls of ice) · km ព្រិលគ្រាប់ (balls of ice) · az dolu (balls of ice) · sh tȕča (balls of ice) · ug مۆلدۈر (balls of ice) · ast granizu (balls of ice)
From Middle English haylen, haulien, hawelien, from Old English hagolian, hagalian (“to hail”), from Proto-West Germanic *haglōn, from Proto-Germanic *haglōną (“to hail”), from the noun (see above). Cognate with Saterland Frisian hailje (“to hail”), West Frisian heilje (“to hail”), Dutch hagelen (“to hail”), German Low German hageln (“to hail”), German hageln (“to hail”), Danish hagle (“to hail”), Swedish hagla (“to hail”), Norwegian Nynorsk hagle, hagla (“to hail”), Faroese hegla (“to hail”), Icelandic hagla (“to hail”).
Meanings
(impersonal) To have hailstones fall from the sky.
They say it's going to hail tomorrow.
(intransitive) To send or release hail.
The cloud would hail down furiously within a few minutes.
pt granizar (to fall from the sky, of hail) · cy bwrw cenllysg (to fall from the sky, of hail) · ru град идёт (to fall from the sky, of hail) · de graupeln (to fall from the sky, of hail) · kw gul keser (to fall from the sky, of hail) · el πέφτει χαλάζι (to fall from the sky, of hail) · gl sarabiar (to fall from the sky, of hail) · it grandinare (to fall from the sky, of hail) · sv hagla (to fall from the sky, of hail) · sh pada grad (to fall from the sky, of hail) · nah tecihui (to fall from the sky, of hail) · kjh мӱндӱр чаарға (to fall from the sky, of hail) · mn мөндөр орох (to fall from the sky, of hail) · eo hajli (to fall from the sky, of hail) · fi sataa rakeita (to fall from the sky, of hail) · bua мүндэр орохо (to fall from the sky, of hail) · de hageln (to fall from the sky, of hail) · mn мөндөрлөх (to fall from the sky, of hail) · evn бо̄намӣ (to fall from the sky, of hail) · zh 下雹子 (to fall from the sky, of hail) · no hagle (to fall from the sky, of hail) · kne mandalalo (to fall from the sky, of hail) · sc randhinare (to fall from the sky, of hail) · yue 落雹 (to fall from the sky, of hail) · la grandinat (to fall from the sky, of hail) · zh 下雹 (to fall from the sky, of hail) · nl hagelen (to fall from the sky, of hail) · ro ploua cu grindină (to fall from the sky, of hail) · vo grälön (to fall from the sky, of hail) · qu chikchiy (to fall from the sky, of hail) · da hagle (to fall from the sky, of hail) · ca calamarsejar (to fall from the sky, of hail) · mn ᠮᠥ᠋ᠨᠳ᠋ᠦᠷᠯᠡᠬᠦ (to fall from the sky, of hail) · zh 下冰雹 (to fall from the sky, of hail) · mn ᠮᠥ᠋ᠨᠳ᠋ᠦᠷ ᠣᠷᠤᠬᠤ (to fall from the sky, of hail) · ast granizar (to fall from the sky, of hail) · tr dolu yağmak (to fall from the sky, of hail) · ga cuir cloichshneachta (to fall from the sky, of hail) · es granizar (to fall from the sky, of hail) · hu jégeső esik (to fall from the sky, of hail) · ja 雹が降る (to fall from the sky, of hail) · cy bwrw cesair (to fall from the sky, of hail) · bg вали град (to fall from the sky, of hail) · tyv долу дүжер (to fall from the sky, of hail) · de hageln (to pour down in rapid succession) · hak 落雹 (to fall from the sky, of hail) · he בָּרָד (to fall from the sky, of hail) · cs padat kroupy (to fall from the sky, of hail) · ro cădea grindină (to fall from the sky, of hail) · fr grêler (to fall from the sky, of hail) · sah толонноо (to fall from the sky, of hail) · gl coriscar (to fall from the sky, of hail) · mk па́ѓа град (to fall from the sky, of hail) · ro grindina (to fall from the sky, of hail) · bua мүндэрлэхэ (to fall from the sky, of hail) · io grelar (to fall from the sky, of hail) · pl grad pada (to fall from the sky, of hail) · zh 落雹 (to fall from the sky, of hail) · mnc ᠪᠣᠨ᠋ᠣᠮᠪᡳ (to fall from the sky, of hail) · hu záporozik (to pour down in rapid succession) · es cascarrinar (to fall from the sky, of hail) · zza torg varayen (to fall from the sky, of hail) · ja 霰が降る (to fall from the sky, of hail) · gl escarabanar (to fall from the sky, of hail) · ca calabruixar (to fall from the sky, of hail) · grc χαλαζάω (to fall from the sky, of hail) · mnc ᠪᠣᠨ᠋ᠣ ᠪᠣᠨ᠋ᠣᠮᠪᡳ (to fall from the sky, of hail) · ca pedregar (to fall from the sky, of hail) · ca granissar (to fall from the sky, of hail) · sh пада град (to fall from the sky, of hail) · alt мӧндӱрлеер (to fall from the sky, of hail)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos
Proto-Germanic *hailaz
Old Norse heillbor.
Middle English heyl
English hail
From Middle English heyl (“healthy, sound”), from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, entire, healthy”). The verb is from Middle English heilen, itself from the adjective. Doublet of whole, hale, and heil.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos
Proto-Germanic *hailaz
Old Norse heillbor.
Middle English heyl
English hail
From Middle English heyl (“healthy, sound”), from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, entire, healthy”). The verb is from Middle English heilen, itself from the adjective. Doublet of whole, hale, and heil.
Meanings
(archaic, poetic) An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.
Hail (Hail) / What's the matter with your head? Yeah / Hail (Hail) / What's the matter with your mind / And your sign and-a, oh-oh-oh / Hail (Hail) / Nothing the matter with your head, baby, find it / Come on and find it / Hail 1974 January 14, Lolly Vegas, “Come and Get Your Love”, in Wovoka, performed by Redbone, track 6:
Hail, brave friend. c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos
Proto-Germanic *hailaz
Old Norse heillbor.
Middle English heyl
English hail
From Middle English heyl (“healthy, sound”), from Old Norse heill, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, entire, healthy”). The verb is from Middle English heilen, itself from the adjective. Doublet of whole, hale, and heil.
Meanings
(transitive) To greet; give salutation to; salute.
[…] Farewel happy Fields / Where Joy for ever dwells: Hail horrours, hail / Infernal world, and thou profoundeſt Hell / Receive they new Poſſeſſor: […] 1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 249–252:
(transitive) To name; to designate; to call.
He was hailed as a hero.
Such a Son as all men hail'd me happy; 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 28:
(transitive) To call out loudly in order to gain the attention of.
Hail a taxi.
'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket / And the other one is hailin' a taxi cab 1995, Alanis Morissette, “Hand In My Pocket”, in Jagged Little Pill:
(Australia, UK, broadly, transitive) To call out loudly in order to gain the attention of. ▸ To indicate, from a designated stop or otherwise, to the driver of a public transport vehicle that one wishes to board and travel on the vehicle, usually using hand signals such as waving.
In Melbourne, you would usually have to hail a tram when you are travelling late at night and there are no other passengers waiting at your stop.
(transitive) To signal in order to initiate communication with.
(transitive) In the game of uppies and downies, to throw (the ball) repeatedly up and down at the goal location, in order to score a point.
(qualifier:from) to originate (from), be native (to) or be based (in)
is heilsa (to greet) · ba һүҙ ҡушыу (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · tl tawag (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · de rufen (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · ru приве́тствовать (to greet) · fr héler (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · it salutare (to greet) · hu jelez (to signal in order to initiate communication with) · hy ողջունել (to greet) · fr saluer (to greet) · hu leint (to signal in order to initiate communication with) · shn ႁွင်ႉ (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · cs zamávat (to signal in order to initiate communication with) · mk поздра́вува (to greet) · wa houkî (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · bg наричам (to name, to designate (as someone/something)) · ota چاغرمق (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · da hilse (to greet) · es saludar (to greet) · fi tervehtiä (to greet) · io salutar (to greet) · ro saluta (to greet) · hu hív (to signal in order to initiate communication with) · el καλώ (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · fi kutsua (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · ba өндәшеү (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · wa dire bondjoû (to greet) · fi nimittää (to name, to designate (as someone/something)) · cs zavolat (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · it chiamare (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · de feiern als (to name, to designate (as someone/something)) · tl saludo (to greet) · hu kiált (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · ru оклика́ть (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · ota سلاملامق (to greet) · es señalar (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · sh поздравити (to greet) · de grüßen (to greet) · el προσφωνώ (to name, to designate (as someone/something)) · bg приветствам (to greet) · cs oslavovat (to name, to designate (as someone/something)) · tl pugay (to greet) · gl saudar (to greet) · zh 叫 (to greet) · th เรียก (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · hu üdvözöl (to greet) · cs zavolat na pozdrav (to greet) · cs pocházet (to originate) · cs provolat slávu (to name, to designate (as someone/something)) · es llamar (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · tl bati (to greet) · hu rikkant (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · kmr gazî kirin (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · la consaluto (to name, to designate (as someone/something)) · hu odaszól (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · bg поздравявам (to greet) · el φωνάζω (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · hy բարևել (to greet) · wa lomer (to name, to designate (as someone/something)) · hu odakiált (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · el χαιρετώ (to greet) · vi gọi (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · fi kutsua (to name, to designate (as someone/something)) · sh pozdraviti (to greet) · hu köszönt (to greet) · nl begroeten (to greet) · ca saludar (to greet) · fi olla peräisin (to originate) · yue 叫 (to greet) · zza tozgıle (to greet) · sv hell (to greet) · pt saudar (to greet) · hu nevez (to name, to designate (as someone/something)) · hu odahív (to signal in order to initiate communication with) · ba сәләмләү (to greet) · cs zdravit (to greet) · kmr bang kirin (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · pt designar (to name, to designate (as someone/something)) · cs pozdravit (to greet) · tl tawag (to name, to designate (as someone/something)) · eo saluti (to greet) · kmr silav kirin (to greet) · lo ເອີ້ນ (to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of) · la saluto (to greet)