Etymology

Eldfell

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Today it means: A volcano in Heimaey, Iceland, in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago; a volcanic cone formed during the 1973 eruption. Full definition →

Icelandic Eldfell
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  1. Icelandic · borrowed fromEldfell
  2. English todayEldfell

Borrowed from Icelandic Eldfell, literally “fire mountain”.

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