Superlative form of hale; the most healthy, robust, or vigorous.
Formed by adding the superlative suffix '-est' to 'hale,' creating the highest degree of comparison (hale, haler, halest), following standard Old English adjective formation.
This superlative form shows how older English created comparatives differently than we do today—instead of saying 'most hale' we'd say 'halest,' though neither sounds natural to modern ears anymore.
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