hælu

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Old English

Alternative forms

hǣlo

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hailī, equivalent to hāl +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxæː.lu/,

Noun

hǣlu f

sound physical or spiritual health
salvation, a cure, healing
welfare, well-being, prosperity

Derived terms

hǣlubearn (“a child of salvation, i.e. the Savior”)
hǣlutīd (“a happy time”)

Descendants

Middle English: hele, hale, heale, heel, heele, helle, hel, ȝel, ȝele; eale, hæle
- English: heal
- Scots: heal, hele
- Yola: heale, heall, heal, hele

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “'hǣlu'”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “'hǣlu'”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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