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Hel

  [hel]
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–noun Scandinavian Mythology.
1. the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
2. the home of the dead; Niflheim.
Origin:
< ON; see hell
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Hel   (hěl)   
n.   Mythology

  1. The Norse goddess of death and the underworld; the daughter of Loki.

  2. The Norse underworld of the dead not killed in battle.


[Old Norse; see kel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
HEL

  1. Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

  2. high energy laser

  3. history of the English language

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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