English Explanatory Dictionary

healand

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who heals or saves; a saviour.

Word forms

healand healands healend

Etymology

From Middle English healend, from Old English hǣlend (“Jesus”, literally “healer or savior”), equivalent to heal + -and. Cognate with Dutch Heiland (“Saviour, Christ”), German Heiland (“Saviour, Redeemer”).

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