soule-hele

Middle English

Alternative forms

soule-hale, soule hale, soule heel, soule heele, soulehele, soule hele, sowle-hele, sowle hele, sowll helle
(Northern) saule hele, saul-hele, saul hele, sawel hel
(early) saule hæle, sawle hæle, sawle heale

Etymology

From soule (“soul”) +‎ hele (“health”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɔu̯l(ə)ˌhɛːl(ə)/
(early or Northern) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑu̯l(ə)ˌhɛːl(ə)/

Noun

soule-hele (uncountable)

One's spiritual wellbeing; the health of one's soul.
The healing of one's soul; salvation.
That which provides spiritual wellbeing or healing.

References

“soule-hēle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.