Jump to content

hælþ

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: häly

Old English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hailiþu, from Proto-Germanic *hailiþō, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (whole, hale). Equivalent to hāl +‎ . Cognate with Old High German heilida.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /xæːlθ/, [hæːɫθ]

Noun

[edit]

hǣlþ f

  1. health
  2. healing, cure

Declension

[edit]

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative hǣlþ hǣlþa, hǣlþe
accusative hǣlþe hǣlþa, hǣlþe
genitive hǣlþe hǣlþa
dative hǣlþe hǣlþum

Descendants

[edit]