Half

Morpheme

Half

Type

free base

Denotation

side, part, one of two equal pieces

Etymology

Middle English half, halfe; Old English healf, half

Evidence

half, halfalogue, halfback, halfbeak, halfcock, halfcourt, halfer, halfhearted, halfie, halfling, halfmer, halfmonth, halfness, halfplanar, halfsie, halfsies, halfwave, halfwidth, halfword

Notes

often hyphenated

See Also

Halve