Complete Definition of "hale"

English
Pronunciation
IPA|/heɪl/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪl|-eɪl

Etymology 1
From Old Norse heill �health, prosperity�.

Noun
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  1. health|Health, welfare.

Etymology 2
Representing a Northern dialectal form of Old English hal#Old English|h�l �whole�. Compare whole, hail (adjective).

Adjective
en-adj|hal|er

#sound|Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.

Etymology 3
From Old French haler < Old Norse hala < Germanic. Compare haul.

Verb
en-verb|hal|ing

  1. To drag, pull, especially forcibly.

Danish
Pronunciation
audio|Da-hale.ogg|audio

Noun
hale

#tail

Verb
hale

#to pull

Category:Danish nouns
Category:Danish verbs


Hawaiian
Etymology
Originally vale
Noun
haw-noun

  1. house

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