hail
interjection//heɪl//hell, hagel, hagla
(archaic, or, poetic) An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.
(impersonal) To have hailstones fall from the sky.
(transitive) To greet; give salutation to; salute.
(transitive) To name; to designate; to call.