α. Middle English alsome, Middle English halesom, Middle English halesome, Middle English halesume, Middle English halsom, Middle English halsum; English regional 1800s haalsome (Yorkshire); Scottish pre-1700 halesum, pre-1700 halsoum, pre-1700 halsum, pre-1700 1800s halsome, 1700s halesom, 1700s–1900s halesome.
β. Scottish pre-1700 hailsom, pre-1700 hailsoun (transmission error), pre-1700 hailsum, pre-1700 haylsum, pre-1700 1700s– hailsome.
γ. Scottish pre-1700 heilesum, pre-1700 helesum, pre-1700 helsom, pre-1700 helssum, pre-1700 helsum, 1700s–1800s healsome, 1700s–1900s healsom, 1800s haelsome, 1800s healesome, 1800s hilsome; English regional 1800s healesome (Cumberland), 1800s healsome (Yorkshire), 1800s heealsome (Yorkshire), 1800s helsum (Northumberland).