hull

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• Northern-England: /hʊl/
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• Northern-England, nonstandard: /ʊl/
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The town in England is Inherited from Middle English Hull, Hul, Hulle, traditionally derived from Proto-Brythonic *hʉl, from Proto-Celtic *soulos, from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to press”); Breeze instead suggests derivation from hula, plural of hulu (“hut”). Chaucer's Hulle (for expected *Hul, *Hule) is presumably a hypercorrect Southern form. The surname is either from the English town or Middle English hulle, western variant of hylle (“hill”); many other place names are ultimately from the surname.

From Middle English hul, hulle, holle (“seed covering, hull of a ship”), from Old English hulu (“seed covering”), from Proto-Germanic *hul-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide”); or possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“hard”). Compare Dutch hul (“hood”), German Hülle (“cover, wrap”), Hülse (“hull”); also Old Irish calad, calath (“hard”), Latin callus, callum (“rough skin”), Old Church Slavonic калити (kaliti, “to cool, harden”). For the sense development, compare French coque (“nutshell; ship's hull”), Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos, “bean pod; yacht”).

From Middle English holle, hoole (“hull, hold of a ship, ship”), of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant and special use of Etymology 1 above, conformed to hull. Alternatively, a variant of Middle English hole, hoole, holle (“hiding place, lair, den, shelter, compartment”, literally “hole, hollow”), related to Middle Dutch and Dutch hol (“hole, ship's cargo hold”). More at hole.

147 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: Хъл (Hǎl) — city in England
• Chinese Mandarin: 赫爾 /赫尔 (Hè'ěr) — city in England
• Macedonian: Хал — city in England
• Old English: Hul — city in England
• Russian: Гулль (Gullʹ) — city in England
• Russian: Халл (Xall) — city in England
• Chinese Mandarin: 赫爾 /赫尔 (Hè'ěr) — city in Quebec
• French: Hull — city in Quebec
• Bulgarian: шушулка (šušulka) — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Catalan: clofolla — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Catalan: clovella — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Dutch: dop — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Estonian: kõder — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Estonian: seemnekest — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Finnish: kuori — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• French: coque — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• French: cosse — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Galician: casca — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Galician: moíña — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Galician: carapa — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Galician: cornella — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Galician: carolo — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Galician: bagullo — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Galician: casulo — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Galician: bolerca — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Galician: pela — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• German: Hülse — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• German: Schale — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• German: Schote — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Greek: φλοιός (floiós) — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Greek: φλούδα (floúda) — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Hungarian: héj — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Hungarian: hüvely — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Irish: crotal — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Macedonian: ко́рупка (kórupka) — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Macedonian: лу́шпа (lúšpa) — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Malay: sekam — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Malay: lenggai — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Manx: bleayst — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Māori: pāpapa — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Navajo: atsʼaʼ — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Persian: نیام (niyâm) — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Plautdietsch: Schluw — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Plautdietsch: Schal — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Portuguese: casca — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Romanian: coajă — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Romanian: piele — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Romanian: înveliș — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Romanian: păstaie (pod) — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Russian: шелуха́ (šeluxá) — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Russian: скорлупа́ (skorlupá) — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Russian: лузга́ (luzgá) — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Scottish Gaelic: cochall — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Spanish: hollejo — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Spanish: vaina — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Swedish: balja — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Swedish: skida — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Swedish: skal — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Welsh: cib — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Welsh: plisg — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Welsh: masgl — outer covering of a fruit or seed
• Belarusian: ко́рпус (kórpus) — the body or frame of a vessel
• Bulgarian: ко́рпус (kórpus) — the body or frame of a vessel
• Bulgarian: фюзела́ж (fjuzeláž) — the body or frame of a vessel
• Catalan: buc — the body or frame of a vessel
• Chinese Mandarin: 船體 /船体 (chuántǐ) — the body or frame of a vessel
• Danish: skrog — the body or frame of a vessel
• Dutch: casco — the body or frame of a vessel
• Dutch: scheepsromp — the body or frame of a vessel
• Finnish: runko — the body or frame of a vessel
• French: coque — the body or frame of a vessel
• Galician: casco — the body or frame of a vessel
• German: Rumpf — the body or frame of a vessel
• Greek: σκάφος (skáfos) — the body or frame of a vessel
• Ancient Greek: σκάφος (skáphos) — the body or frame of a vessel
• Hebrew: גּוּף (guf) — the body or frame of a vessel
• Hungarian: hajótest — the body or frame of a vessel
• Hungarian: test — the body or frame of a vessel
• Hungarian: törzs — the body or frame of a vessel
• Ido: kareno — the body or frame of a vessel
• Irish: cabhail — the body or frame of a vessel
• Italian: scafo — the body or frame of a vessel
• Japanese: 船体 (sentai) — the body or frame of a vessel
• Korean: 선체 (seonche) — the body or frame of a vessel
• Malay: badan kapal — the body or frame of a vessel
• Malay: kung — the body or frame of a vessel
• Māori: tīwai — the body or frame of a vessel
• Māori: pāpāwai — the body or frame of a vessel
• Māori: tahiwi — the body or frame of a vessel
• Māori: kōhiwi — the body or frame of a vessel
• Navajo: atsʼaʼ — the body or frame of a vessel
• Norman: côsse — the body or frame of a vessel
• Norwegian Bokmål: skrog — the body or frame of a vessel
• Polish: kadłub — the body or frame of a vessel
• Portuguese: casco — the body or frame of a vessel
• Romanian: cocă — the body or frame of a vessel
• Romanian: carenă — the body or frame of a vessel
• Russian: ко́рпус (kórpus) — the body or frame of a vessel
• Russian: фюзеля́ж (fjuzeljáž) — the body or frame of a vessel
• Russian: ку́зов (kúzov) — the body or frame of a vessel
• Scottish Gaelic: slige — the body or frame of a vessel
• Scottish Gaelic: plaosg — the body or frame of a vessel
• Scottish Gaelic: cochall — the body or frame of a vessel
• Serbo-Croatian: trup — the body or frame of a vessel
• Spanish: casco — the body or frame of a vessel
• Spanish: vaso — the body or frame of a vessel
• Spanish: carcasa — the body or frame of a vessel
• Spanish: carrocería — the body or frame of a vessel
• Spanish: coraza — the body or frame of a vessel
• Swedish: skrov — the body or frame of a vessel
• Ottoman Turkish: تكنه (tekne) — the body or frame of a vessel
• Ottoman Turkish: قارن (karn, karın) — the body or frame of a vessel
• Ukrainian: ко́рпус (kórpus) — the body or frame of a vessel
• Welsh: corff llong — the body or frame of a vessel
• Bulgarian: беля (belja) — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Bulgarian: лющя (ljuštja) — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Dutch: doppen — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Finnish: kuoria — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• French: écosser — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• French: décortiquer — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Galician: escarolar — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Galician: descascar — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Galician: deluvar — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Galician: estonar — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Greek: ξεφλουδίζω (xefloudízo) — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Greek: αποφλοιώνω (apofloióno) — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Hungarian: hámoz — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Hungarian: lehámoz — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Hungarian: meghámoz — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Hungarian: fejt — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Hungarian: hántol — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Hungarian: foszt (maize) — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Irish: scil — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Malay: menguliti — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Malay: mengopek — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Māori: kōwhā — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Portuguese: descascar — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Russian: чи́стить (čístitʹ) — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Russian: почи́стить (počístitʹ) — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Russian: одира́ть (odirátʹ) — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Russian: ободра́ть (obodrátʹ) — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Russian: лузга́ть (luzgátʹ) — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Russian: лущи́ть (luščítʹ) — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Spanish: descascarillar — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Swedish: skala — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Welsh: diblisgo — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel
• Welsh: disbeinio — to remove the hull of a fruit or seed; to peel