Etymology

halesome

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Today it means: wholesome, healthy Full definition →

Scots halesome ← Middle Scots halsum ← Northern Middle English halesum
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  1. Northern Middle English · derived fromhalesum
  2. Middle Scots · derived fromhalsum
  3. Scots · borrowed fromhalesome
  4. English todayhalesome

Either borrowed from Scots halesome (from Middle Scots halsum, thence Northern Middle English halesum), or formed anew from hale + -some.

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