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hale[1,adjective] hale[2,verb] Hale Hale[1]

Main Entry: ¹hale
Pronunciation: h()l
Function: adjective
Etymology: partly from Middle English hale "healthy, unhurt," from Old English hl (same meaning) and partly from Middle English hail (an interjection of approval or greeting), derived from early Norse heill "healthy" --related to ³HAIL, HEALTH, WASSAIL, WHOLE
: ¹SOUND 1a, healthy <grandmother was still hale and hearty at eighty>