hel-shoes

hel-shoes
\\ˈhelˌ ̷ ̷\ noun plural
Usage: usually capitalized H
Etymology: part translation of Old Norse helskōr, from hel heathen realm of the dead + skōr shoes — more at hell
Norse mythology : shoes placed on the dead before burial to aid them on the rough road to Hel

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