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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hailī, equivalent to hāl + -u.
Pronunciation
Noun
hǣlu f
- sound physical or spiritual health
- salvation, a cure, healing
- welfare, well-being, prosperity
Declension
Declension of hǣlu (strong īn-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: hele, hale, heale, heel, heele, helle, hel, ȝel, ȝele, eale, hæle (Early Middle English)
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