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

health

Declension

Declension of hælþ (strong ō-stem)

Case	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
- English: health
- Scots: helth, halth

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