hesli

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hasliją, from *haslaz (“hazel”).

Noun

hesli n

1. hazel-wood
2. hazel-tree

Derived terms

• hesliskógr

Descendants

• Icelandic: hesli
• Faroese: hesli
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hesle
• Old Swedish: häsle

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hesli”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 196; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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