hathel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hatel

Etymology

From a conflation of haleth (“hero, warrior”) (from Old English hæleþ) and athel, athele (“noble”) (from Old English æþele). More at athel, heleth.

Noun

hathel (plural hathels)

1. A noble; a noble man of worth; man.

Descendants

• Scots: hathill
• English: athel