hælu

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhæːlu/

Noun

hǣlu f

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

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

References
  • 'hǣlu' in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • 'hǣlu' in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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