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hǽlu

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
hǽlu, hǽlo; indecl. f.
Wright's OE grammar
§383; §563;
Health, safety, salvation
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  • Æt him is hǽlu mín

    ab ipso salutare meum,

    • Ps. Th. 61, 1
      • .

  • Sý hǽlu úrum Gode ðe sitt ofer his þrymsetle

    salvation be to our God that sitteth on his throne,

    • Homl. Th. i. 538, 18
      • .

  • Hǽlo,

    • Exon. 13 b
      • ;
    • Th. 26, 1
      • ;
    • Cri. 411
      • .

  • Hǽlu bútan sáre

    health without pain,

    • 32 a
      • ;
    • Th. 101, 8
      • ;
    • Cri. 1655
      • .

  • Tó hǽlo hýðe

    to a haven of safety,

    • 20 b
      • ;
    • Th. 53, 33
      • ;
    • Cri. 860
      • .

  • For heora sáwla hǽlu

    for the salvation of their souls,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 344, 1
      • .

  • Hǽlo,

    • L. M. Th. i. 102, 7
      • .

  • Uton hǽlu sécan

    let us seek salvation,

    • Exon. 97 b
      • ;
    • Th. 365, 11
      • ;
    • Wal. 87
      • .

  • Drihten ús sealde hǽlu and éce álýsednysse

    the Lord gave us salvation and eternal redemption,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 248, 25
      • .

  • Heó forstæl hire hǽlu

    she stole her health,

    • 394, 12
      • .

  • Gif gie hǽlo beádas

    si salutaveritis,

    • Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 47
      • .
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “hǽlu.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/17907.

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