HALE Meaning of HALE in English ~ 1■ adjective (of an old person) strong and healthy.OriginOE, northern var. of hāl 'whole'. ———————— ~ 2■ verb archaic haul.OriginME: from OFr. ~r , from ON hala . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004