hælu

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæː.lu/, [ˈhæː.lu]

Noun

hǣlu f

  1. sound physical or spiritual health
  2. salvation, a cure, healing
  3. welfare, well-being, prosperity

Declension

Strong īn-stem:

singular plural
nominative hǣlu hǣlu, hǣle
accusative hǣlu, hǣle hǣlu, hǣle
genitive hǣlu, hǣle hǣla
dative hǣlu, hǣle hǣlum

Derived terms

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

Descendants

References

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