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The correct phrase is "cold as hail," as "hail" refers to frozen precipitation and is therefore associated with extreme cold, while "hell" is typically linked to heat and fire, making "cold as hell" a contradictory statement
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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
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So it leads to back to fire and brimstone.
Do you hail the hail, when the hail arrives? 🙃
Hail no! 😆
What is the origin of the word hail?
According to Etymonline, the word hail has been used since the Middle English and Old English hægl/Old English hæġl in the 13th century, and hagol, as well as the Mercian hegel. This comes from the Proto-Germanic haglaz, ḱel, and ḱoḱló. This also has formed cognates in the Old Frisian heil, Old Norse heill, Old Norse héla, Dutch hagel, Old Saxon wassail/wæs hæil, Old High German hagal, Old Norse hagl, and German Hagel. These come from the Proto-Indo-European root kaghlo/kagʰlos, which is also the source of the Greek kakhlex which means pebble.
According to Etymonline, the word hail has been used since the Middle English and Old English hægl/Old English hæġl in the 13th century, and hagol, as well as the Mercian hegel. This comes from the Proto-Germanic haglaz, ḱel, and ḱoḱló. This also has formed cognates in the Old Frisian heil, Old Norse heill, Old Norse héla, Dutch hagel, Old Saxon wassail/wæs hæil, Old High German hagal, Old Norse hagl, and German Hagel. These come from the Proto-Indo-European root kaghlo/kagʰlos, which is also the source of the Greek kakhlex which means pebble.
So it leads to back to fire and brimstone.
Do you hail the hail, when the hail arrives? 🙃
Hail no! 😆
