halfdead

== English == === Alternative forms === half dead, half-dead === Etymology === From Middle English halfdede, from Old English healfdēad (“half-dead”), from Proto-Germanic *halbadaudaz (“halfdead”), equivalent to half- +‎ dead. Cognate with West Frisian healdea (“halfdead”), Dutch halfdood (“halfdead”), German Low German halvdood (“halfdead”), German halbtot (“halfdead”), Swedish halvdöd (“halfdead”). === Adjective === halfdead (not comparable) Halfway dead; only partially alive. ==== Translations ====