unhal

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *unhailaz (not whole, unhealthy), equivalent to un- +‎ hāl. Cognate with Old High German unheil, Old Norse úheill, Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (unhails).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈunˌxɑːl/, [ˈunˌhɑːl]

Adjective

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unhāl

  1. in bad health, sick, weak, ill, infirm, unhealthy, unsound
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 1:32
      hī brōhton tō him ealle þā unhālan and þā ðe wōde wǣron
      they brought to him all the sick and those that were crazy

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: unhal, unhol, unhole

References

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