goderhele

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

goder-hele, godur hele, gooderhele
(Northern) godderhail, goderhale, godirhaile, goderhayll
(early) godere hele, goderheale, godreheale

Etymology edit

Probably from an unrecorded Old English *gōdre hǣlu, calquing Old Norse góðu heilli (“fortunately”), thus equivalent to good +‎ -er +‎ hele (“health”). The last element is often replaced with its synonym heil in Northern Middle English.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɡoːdərˌhɛːl(ə)/, /ˈɡoːdərˌhɛi̯l(ə)/

Noun edit

goderhele (uncountable)

Good luck or fortune.

Adverb edit

goderhele

(Northern, rare) Fortuitously, luckily.

Interjection edit

goderhele

(Northern, rare) good luck

References edit

“nighter-tāle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.