helthe

English

Noun

helthe (usually uncountable, plural helthes)

Obsolete form of health.

Middle English

Alternative forms

elþ, elþe, healethe, heleth, helth, helþe, hilþe
helte (Late Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hǣlþ, from Proto-West Germanic *hailiþu, from Proto-Germanic *hailiþō (“wholeness; health”), equivalent to hole (“whole”) +‎ -the (abstract nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlθ(ə)/, /ˈhɛːlθ(ə)/

Noun

helthe (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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