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† halewei, -wey Obs.
Forms: 3 halewei, haliwei(e, halewi, he(a)lewi, halwei, haleweiȝ, 5 haliw(h)ey, halyvey.
[ME. haleweiȝ, heale-, helewi, pointing to an OE. *hǽlewǽᵹ, *hálwǽᵹ, corresp. to MHG. heilwâg, -wâc, -awâc, wæge, ON. heilvágr, f. OE. hǽl, OHG. heil, ON. heill health (hail n.2, heal n.) + OE. wǽᵹ, OHG. wâg, ON. vágr wave, water. Some of the forms show association with háliᵹ holy. See Grimm Deutsche Mythol. II. 551.]
A healing water, used both as a drink, and as a lotion for wounds; balm, antidote.
c1205Lay. 23071 Heo sculde mid haleweie helen his wunden. Ibid. 28617 Heo scal..al me makien mid haleweiȝe drenchen. c1220Bestiary 749 A smel..ðat ouercumeð haliweie wið swetnesse. a1225Ancr. R. 94 Hit is a derne healewi þet no mon ne icnoweð þet naueð hit ismecched. Ibid. 282 Þu attrest þe mid helewi, & wundest þe mid salue. a1240Ureisun in Cott. Hom. 200 Swete iesu mi leof, mi lif, mi leome, min healewi, min huni ter. Ibid. 183 Min halwi. a1300Land of Cokayne 84 in E.E.P. (1862) 158 Þer beþ iiij willis in þe abbei, of triacle and halwei. c1440Promp. Parv. 223/2 Halyvey, or bote a-ȝen sekeness, as treacle or oþer lyke (K. haliwey), antidotum..salutiferum. 14..Arundel MS. 42, f. 93 (Promp. Parv. 223 note) Balsamum, &c. haliwhey. |