Heil

//haɪl// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Sieg Heil.

    "Nazi “heils,” Nazi songs and Nazi swastikas are distasteful to most democracy-loving citizens."

Verb
  1. 1
    To greet with a Sieg Heil.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.

Example

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"German Labour Minister Hubertus Heil (R) wears a face mask as he talks to staff during his visit at the restaurant "Funky Fish" in Berlin, Germany, May 19, 2020."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Heil. Doublet of whole, hail, and hale.

Etymology 2

As a German surname, shortened from Heinrich. As a German and Dutch surname, from the name Heila, from hail (“whole”).

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Daily Heilsieg heil

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