hælþ

See also: häly

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xæːlθ/, [hæːɫθ]

Noun

hǣlþ f

1. health
2. healing, cure

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

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

Descendants

• Middle English: helthe, elþ, elþe, healethe, heleth, helth, helþe, hilþe, helte (Late Middle English)
  • English: health
  • Scots: helth, halth