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GIMLI , in Scandinavian See also:MYTHOLOGYmythology, the See also:GREATgreat See also:HALLHALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)hall of See also:HEAVEN (0. Eng. hefen, heofon, heofone; this word appears in O.S. hevan; the High. Ger. word appears in Ger. Himmel, Dutch hemel; there does not seem to be any connexion between the two words, and the ultimate derivation of the word is unknown; the suggesheaven whither the righteous will go to spend eternity.
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