hel-shoes

noun

Shoes that were purportedly placed on the dead so that they could walk to Valhalla.

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Meanings

nounhel-shoes pl (plural only)
  1. Norsepluralplural onlyhuman sciencesShoes that were purportedly placed on the dead so that they could walk to Valhalla.
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APA

hel-shoes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hel-shoes

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“hel-shoes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hel-shoes. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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