Morpheme
Hale
Type
free base
Denotation
whole, entire
Etymology
Middle English hal, hale, from hol, hole; Old English hāl
Evidence
hale, haleness, haler, halesome, halest, unhale
Notes
found in the phrase “hale and hearty”
whole, hale, hail, and heil are doublets
homophone of Hail
See Also
Whol(e) [Whole, Whol], Hail, Heil
