hall
[ hawl ]
/ hɔl /
noun
Origin of hall
before 900; Middle English; Old English
heall; cognate with Old Norse
hǫll, German
Halle; akin to Old English
helan to cover, hide, Latin
cēlāre to hide (see
conceal)
OTHER WORDS FROM hall
sub·hall, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hall
hall haulWords nearby hall
Definition for hall (2 of 2)
Hall
[ hawl ]
/ hɔl /
noun
Example sentences from the Web for hall
British Dictionary definitions for hall (1 of 2)
hall
/ (hɔːl) /
noun
Word Origin for hall
Old English
heall; related to Old Norse
höll, Old High German
halla hall, Latin
cela
cell
1, Old Irish
cuile cellar, Sanskrit
śālā hut; see
hell
British Dictionary definitions for hall (2 of 2)
Hall
/ (hɔːl) /
noun
Charles Martin. 1863–1914, US chemist: discovered the electrolytic process for producing aluminium
Sir John. 1824–1907, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1879–82)
Sir Peter. born 1930, English stage director: director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (1960–73) and of the National Theatre (1973–88)
(Margueritte) Radclyffe . 1883–1943, British novelist and poet. Her frank treatment of a lesbian theme in the novel The Well of Loneliness (1928) led to an obscenity trial
Medical definitions for hall
Hall
[ hôl ]
American psychologist who established an experimental psychology laboratory at Johns Hopkins University (1882), founded child psychology, and profoundly influenced educational psychology.