goderhele
Middle English
Alternative forms
- goder-hele, godur hele, gooderhele
- (Northern) godderhail, goderhale, godirhaile, goderhayll
- (early) godere hele, goderheale, godreheale
Etymology
Probably from an unrecorded Old English *gōdre hǣlu, calquing Old Norse góðu heilli (“fortunately”), thus equivalent to good + -er + hele (“health”). The last element is often replaced with its synonym heil in Northern Middle English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡoːdərˌhɛːl(ə)/, /ˈɡoːdərˌhæi̯l(ə)/
Noun
goderhele (uncountable)
Adverb
goderhele
- (Northern, rare) Fortuitously, luckily.
Interjection
goderhele
- (Northern, rare) good luck
References
- “nighter-tāle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.