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hǽlþ

  • noun [ feminine ]
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hǽlþ, e; f.
Health, healing, cure
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  • Ðám áríst rihtwísnysse sunne and hǽlþ is on hyre fiðerum

    to them shall arise the sun of righteousness, and healing is on its wings,

    • Lchdm. iii. 236, 31
      • .

  • Ðes þegen bæd for his þeówan hǽlþe

    this officer prayed for the health of his servant,

    • Homl. Th. i. 128, 1
      • .

  • For hǽlþe heora untrumra

    for the healing of their sick,

    • ii. 396, 21
      • .

  • Úre líchamana hǽlþe wé áwendaþ

    we pervert the health of our bodies,

    • 540, 9
      • .

  • Ealle ða wundra and hǽlþa áwrítan

    to write down all the miracles and cures,

    • 28, 10
      • .
Etymology
[
O. H. Ger. heilida sanitas, salus
.]
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “hǽlþ.” 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/17906.

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