hjal
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== Icelandic ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse hjal (“talk, chatter”), from Proto-Germanic *helą (“sound, noise”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, cry, summon”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈçaːl]
Rhymes: -aːl
=== Noun ===
hjal n (genitive singular hjals, no plural)
babbling
small talk, chit-chat
Synonyms: skraf, tal, mas
==== Declension ====
==== Related terms ====
hjala (“to babble; to chat”)
== Norwegian Nynorsk ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse hjal.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /jɑːl/
=== Noun ===
hjal n (definite singular hjalet, indefinite plural hjal, definite plural hjala)
shouting, making noise
=== Further reading ===
“hjal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.