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Old English · adjective

onhæle

Normalised onhǣle

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/onˈxæː.le/
[onˈhæː.le]
Syllables
on · ˈxæː · le (3 syllables)
Modern English
wholehiddensecret

onhæle1 · adjective

Senses

  1. whole

    Þæt bið foretācna mǣst þāra þe ǣr oþþe sīð ǣfre ġewurde monnum ōþȳwed; þǣr ġemengde bēoð onhǣlo ġelāc engla ond dēofla, beorhtra ond blācra.

    That is the most of those foretokens that will ever be before or later showed to the men; there the whole crowd of angles and devils, bright and shining, would be mingled.

    10th century, Christ III:

Declension

Strong declension of onhæle
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative onhǣleonhǣluonhǣloonhǣle
Accusative onhǣlneonhǣleonhǣle
Genitive onhǣlesonhǣlreonhǣles
Dative onhǣlumonhǣlreonhǣlum
Instrumental onhǣleonhǣlreonhǣle
Plural
Nominative onhǣleonhǣlaonhǣleonhǣluonhǣlo
Accusative onhǣleonhǣlaonhǣleonhǣluonhǣlo
Genitive onhǣlraonhǣlraonhǣlra
Dative onhǣlumonhǣlumonhǣlum
Instrumental onhǣlumonhǣlumonhǣlum
Weak declension of onhæle
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative onhǣlaonhǣleonhǣle
Accusative onhǣlanonhǣlanonhǣle
Genitive onhǣlanonhǣlanonhǣlan
Dative onhǣlanonhǣlanonhǣlan
Instrumental onhǣlanonhǣlanonhǣlan
Plural
Nominative onhǣlanonhǣlanonhǣlan
Accusative onhǣlanonhǣlanonhǣlan
Genitive onhǣlraonhǣlenaonhǣlraonhǣlenaonhǣlraonhǣlena
Dative onhǣlumonhǣlumonhǣlum
Instrumental onhǣlumonhǣlumonhǣlum

onhæle2 · adjective

Senses

  1. secret, hidden

Declension

Strong declension of onhæle
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative onhǣleonhǣluonhǣloonhǣle
Accusative onhǣlneonhǣleonhǣle
Genitive onhǣlesonhǣlreonhǣles
Dative onhǣlumonhǣlreonhǣlum
Instrumental onhǣleonhǣlreonhǣle
Plural
Nominative onhǣleonhǣlaonhǣleonhǣluonhǣlo
Accusative onhǣleonhǣlaonhǣleonhǣluonhǣlo
Genitive onhǣlraonhǣlraonhǣlra
Dative onhǣlumonhǣlumonhǣlum
Instrumental onhǣlumonhǣlumonhǣlum
Weak declension of onhæle
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative onhǣlaonhǣleonhǣle
Accusative onhǣlanonhǣlanonhǣle
Genitive onhǣlanonhǣlanonhǣlan
Dative onhǣlanonhǣlanonhǣlan
Instrumental onhǣlanonhǣlanonhǣlan
Plural
Nominative onhǣlanonhǣlanonhǣlan
Accusative onhǣlanonhǣlanonhǣlan
Genitive onhǣlraonhǣlenaonhǣlraonhǣlenaonhǣlraonhǣlena
Dative onhǣlumonhǣlumonhǣlum
Instrumental onhǣlumonhǣlumonhǣlum

All forms (11)

Etymology

From on- + hǣle (“healthy, safe”).

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