heleð
See also: heleth, heleþ, and heled
Middle English
Alternative forms
- haleð, hæleð
Etymology
From Old English hæleþ (“man, hero, fighter”), from Proto-Germanic *haliþaz (“man, hero”), further etymology unknown.
Noun
heleð (plural heleðes)
- warrior, hero
Related terms
- hathel
Descendants
- English: health
References
- “hēleth, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.