unhal

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *unhailaz (not whole, unhealthy), equivalent to un- +‎ hāl. Cognate with Old High German unheil, Old Norse úheill, Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (unhails).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈunˌxɑːl/, [ˈunˌhɑːl]

Adjective[edit]

unhāl

  1. in bad health, sick, weak, ill, infirm, unhealthy, unsound
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 1:32
      hī brōhton tō him ealle þā unhālan and þā ðe wōde wǣron
      they brought to him all the sick and those that were crazy

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: unhal, unhol, unhole

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