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Synonyms
hale1 (hāl)

[Middle English, from Old English hāl.]

adjective: hal·er, hal·est. 

Free from infirmity or illness; sound. See synonyms at healthy

derivatives

haléness
noun
hale2 (hāl)

[Middle English halen, to pull, drag, from Old French haler, of Germanic origin.]

transitive verb: haled, hal·ing, hales. 

  1. To compel to go: “In short order the human rights campaign was haled before a high court of indignation” (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)
  2. Archaic To pull, draw, drag, or hoist.