hyl

== English == === Etymology === From Greek ύλη (ýli, “matter”), from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “matter”). === Noun === hyl (plural hyls) (obsolete) A unit of mass that is accelerated at a rate of 1 meter per second squared (1 m/s2) by a force of 1 kilogram-force, equivalent to 9.80665 kilograms. Synonym: TME == Danish == === Etymology === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. === Noun === hyl n (singular definite hylet, plural indefinite hyl) howl yell wail yowl hoot ==== Inflection ==== === Verb === hyl imperative of hyle == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Probably from Old English *hygel (“hillock”), from or related to Proto-West Germanic *haug (“mound”). Compare German Hügel. ==== Noun ==== hyl (plural hyles) mound, bank, hillock ===== Alternative forms ===== huyle, hyul ==== References ==== “hīl, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== hyl alternative form of hil (“hill”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== hyl alternative form of hilen (“to cover”) == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From the verb hyle. ==== Noun ==== hyl n (definite singular hylet, indefinite plural hyl, definite plural hyla) howl yell wail yowl hoot ==== Verb ==== hyl imperative of hyle === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse hylr. ==== Noun ==== hỳl m (definite singular hỳlen, indefinite plural hỳler or hỳlir, definite plural hỳlerne or hỳline) (pre-1917) alternative form of høl