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-heald
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heald
Old English
Etymology
From ang gem-pro *halþaz inclined. Akin to ofs -hald, goh -hald, non -hallr, ang heald bent, inclined toward, ang hielde slope.
Pronunciation
-heald
Suffix
forms adjectives meaning “inclined toward, tending toward; sloping toward”
ang niþerheald bent downwards
ang sċyteheald inclined, sloping, precipitous, oblique, steep
ang fæstheald firmly fixed, secure
ang frēondheald friendly, amiable
ang sūþheald sloping toward the south