hvel

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse hvél (“wheel”), from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm. Compare Old Saxon hwiol, Old Frisian hwēl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkʰvɛːl] Rhymes: -ɛːl === Noun === hvel n (genitive singular hvels, nominative plural hvel) hemisphere (geography) half of the Earth (anatomy) cerebral hemisphere Synonym: heilahvel (architecture) dome Synonyms: hvelfing, hvolf, festing wheel Synonym: hjól disc, circle Synonyms: kringla, hringur ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “hvel” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)