goderhele

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === goder-hele, godur hele, gooderhele (Northern) godderhail, goderhale, godirhaile, goderhayll (early) godere hele, goderheale, godreheale === Etymology === Probably from an unrecorded Old English *gōdre hǣlu, calquing Old Norse góðu heilli (“fortunately”), thus equivalent to good +‎ -er +‎ hele (“health”). The last element is often replaced with its synonym heil in Northern Middle English. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡoːdərˌhɛːl(ə)/, /ˈɡoːdərˌhæi̯l(ə)/ === Noun === goderhele (uncountable) Good luck or fortune. === Adverb === goderhele (Northern, rare) Fortuitously, luckily. === Interjection === goderhele (Northern, rare) good luck === References === “nighter-tāle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.