heleð

See also: heleth, heleþ, and heled

Middle English

Alternative forms

haleð, hæleð

Etymology

From Old English hæleþ (“man, hero, fighter”).

Noun

heleð (plural heleðes)

warrior, hero

Related terms

hathel

Descendants

English: health

References

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

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