all hail

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɔːl ˈheɪl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɔl ˈheɪl/, (cot–caught merger) /ˌɑl-/ Rhymes: -eɪl === Interjection === all hail (chiefly archaic except humorous) Used as a friendly or respectful salutation to acclaim, greet, or welcome someone: (I wish you) all health or good fortune! Synonym: (archaic or poetic) hail Chiefly followed by to (someone or something): used as a salutation to indicate that someone or something is respected or welcome. ==== Derived terms ==== all-hail (verb) ==== Related terms ==== hail ==== Translations ==== === Noun === all hail (plural all hails) A salutation of "all hail" (interjection interjection sense 1); hence, a salutation indicating respect or welcome. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === All Hail (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “all hail”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.