helþe

See also: helthe

Middle English

Alternative forms

helthe, helth, heleth, healethe, hilþe, elþ, elþe; helte (late)

Etymology

From Old English hǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic *hailiþō (“wholeness; health”), equivalent to hole (“whole”) +‎ -th.

Noun

helþe (uncountable)

Descendants

English: health
Scots: helth, halth

References

“hē̆lth(e, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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