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I 1. heil noun1) (small balls of ice falling from the clouds: There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.) hagl2) (a shower (of things): a hail of arrows.) regn, skur2. verb(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.) hagleII 1. heil verb1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.) (an)rope, praie2) (to greet or welcome (a person, thing etc) as something: His discoveries were hailed as a great step forward in medicine.) hilse, hylle2. noun(a shout (to attract attention): Give that ship a hail.) (an)rop, praiing3. interjection(an old word of greeting: Hail, O King!) Heil!; Vær hilset!hagl--------praieIsubst. \/heɪl\/1) hagl2) ( overført) regn, skurIIsubst. \/heɪl\/1) rop, roping, anrop2) hilsningwithin hail eller within hailing distance innenfor hørevidde, på praiehold (sjøfart)IIIverb \/heɪl\/hagleIVverb \/heɪl\/1) hilse2) hylle3) anrope, rope på, praie (sjøfart)hail from komme fra, stamme fraVinterj. \/heɪl\/(gammeldags, som hilsen) heil!, hill!, vel møtt!
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