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) soundness health recovery remedy salubriousness salvation prosperity, happiness preservation, safety ==== Descendants ==== English: health Scots: helth, halth === References === “hē̆lth(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.