3 entries under this word

Hale

Hāle, a.

adjective

a. [Written also hail; A-S. hāl, sound, whole; O. Sax. hēl, heil, Ger. heil, Icel. heill, Dan. & D. heel, Sw. hel, Goth. hails. See WHOLE.] Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body.

Hāle, n.

noun

[A-S. hāl. See supra.] Welfare. [Obs.] “All heedless of his dearest hale.” Spenser.

Hāle or Hale, v. t.

verbtransitive

(Synop., § 130), v. t. [imp. & p. p. HALED; p. pr. & vb. n. HALING.] [See HAUL.] To pull or draw with force; to drag; to haul. See HAUL. “Easier both to freight and to hale ashore.” Milton.