hælþ
See also: häly
Old English
Etymology
From West Proto-Germanic *hailiþō, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, hale”). Cognate with Old High German heilida.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hæːlθ/
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
- English: health
- Scots: helth, halth