wel-haled

adj., v. (pp.)

‘pulled up properly, drawn tight’ (Modern English well-haled)

Etymology

OE wel + hale.

PGmc Ancestor

*xalōjan-

Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)

hala ‘to haul, pull’ 
(ONP hala (vb.))

Other Scandinavian Reflexes

Far hála, Icel hala, Norw hala, Dan hale

OE Cognate

Phonological and morphological markers

Summary category

BBB2a

Attestation

Recorded only at Gaw 157.

Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus

Gaw 157

On GDS (and MED) heme-wel haled at Gaw 157, see heme.

Bibliography

MED hālen (v.) , OED well-haled (adj.) , HTOED , Dance wel-haled