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Old English · adjective

hæle

Normalised hǣle

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈxæː.le/
[ˈhæː.le]
Syllables
ˈxæː · le (2 syllables)
Modern English
healthyherocuredsavedhealthsafe

hæle1 · adjective

Senses

  1. healthy, cured

  2. safe, saved

Declension

Strong declension of hæle
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hǣlehǣluhǣlohǣle
Accusative hǣlnehǣlehǣle
Genitive hǣleshǣlrehǣles
Dative hǣlumhǣlrehǣlum
Instrumental hǣlehǣlrehǣle
Plural
Nominative hǣlehǣlahǣlehǣluhǣlo
Accusative hǣlehǣlahǣlehǣluhǣlo
Genitive hǣlrahǣlrahǣlra
Dative hǣlumhǣlumhǣlum
Instrumental hǣlumhǣlumhǣlum
Weak declension of hæle
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hǣlahǣlehǣle
Accusative hǣlanhǣlanhǣle
Genitive hǣlanhǣlanhǣlan
Dative hǣlanhǣlanhǣlan
Instrumental hǣlanhǣlanhǣlan
Plural
Nominative hǣlanhǣlanhǣlan
Accusative hǣlanhǣlanhǣlan
Genitive hǣlrahǣlenahǣlrahǣlenahǣlrahǣlena
Dative hǣlumhǣlumhǣlum
Instrumental hǣlumhǣlumhǣlum

hæle2 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. hero

    Saga hwæt iċ hātte, þe swā scireniġe scēawendwīsan hlūde onhyrġe, hæleþum bodie wilcumena fela wōþe mīnre.

    Say what I am called, who as actress loudly imitate a jester song, proclaim many welcome guests as heroes with my voice.

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8:

  2. man

  3. warrior

Declension · consonant stem, irregular

Declension of hæle
SingularPlural
Nominative hælehæleþhæleþhæleþas
Accusative hælehæleþhæleþhæleþas
Genitive hæleþhæleþeshæleþa
Dative hæleþhæleþehæleþum

All forms (18)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haliþ, from Proto-Germanic *haliþaz. Compare cognates: Old Norse halr (“hero, person”), hǫldr (“free-born, prominent yeoman”), also German Held (“hero”).

Descendants

health

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