hægl

== Old English == === Alternative forms === hæġel, hagal, hagol === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglaz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰlos (“pebble”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xæjl/, [hæjl] === Noun === hæġl m hail 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year the runic character ᚻ (/h/) The Old English rune poem ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: hayle, hail, hayl, haile, haiel, ail, hale, haul, hawle, hawel (< Old English hagol), hagol, haȝel, haȝol, hahȝel, haghil (chiefly early)English: hailScots: hail