healf

See also: healf-

Old English

Alternative forms

half, halb (Mercian)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *halbaz. Compare Old Frisian half (West Frisian heal), Old Saxon half, Dutch half, Old High German halb (German halb), Old Norse halfr (Danish and Swedish halv, Icelandic hálfur), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍃 (halbs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hæɑlf/

Noun

healf f

(West Saxon) half

Descendants

Middle English: half
- English: half

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