hel gen. heljar, dat. helju f
1.
Hel (the goddess of dealh); blár sem h, black as Hel;
2.
abode of the dead, (gráta Baldr ór helju); leysa höfuð, sitt ór helju, to save oneself from death; rasa í helina opna, to rush into open death ; liggja á heljar þremi, to be on the verge of death ;
3.
death, (þykkir ekki betra líf en hel) ; berja e-n grjóti í hel, to stone one to death
