Hail

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Hail

Type

free base

Denotation

precipitation in the form of ice balls or pieces

Etymology

Middle English haylen, hayle, haile, hail, hawel, haghil, haȝel; Old English hagolian, hagalian, hæġl, hæġel, hagol

Evidence

hail, hailed, hailfall, hailing, haillike, hailproof, hails, hailshot, hailstone, hailstorm, haily

Notes

homophone of Hale