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West Frisian

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Etymology

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From hiel +‎ al, calque of Dutch heelal.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hielal n (no plural)

  1. universe
    Ta dyn heapke wiisheit hat it west / Dat God Almachtich 't great heelal formearde?To your great wisdom has it been / That God Almighty formed the great universe?

Further reading

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  • hielal”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011