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Old English
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hailiþu, from Proto-Germanic *hailiþō, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, hale”). Equivalent to hāl + -þ. Cognate with Old High German heilida.
Pronunciation
Noun
hǣlþ f
- health
- healing, cure
Declension
Declension of hǣlþ (strong ō-stem)
Descendants