British standard spelling of hemorrhage.

(uncountable) The study of saints and the documentation of their lives. / (countable) A biography of a saint.

(informal) Contraction of had not. (negative auxiliary)

(meteorology, uncountable) Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm. / (meteorology, countable) An occurrence of this type of precipitation; a hailstorm.

(impersonal) Of hail, to fall from the sky. / (intransitive) To send or release hail. / To pour down in rapid succession.

(obsolete) Healthy, whole, safe.

(transitive) To greet; give salutation to; salute. / (transitive) To name; to designate; to call. / (transitive) To call out loudly in order to gain the attention of.

(archaic or poetic) An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.

(law) A writ ordering that a person be brought before a court or a judge, most frequently used to ensure that a person's imprisonment, detention, or commitment is legal.

(informal, law) To apply the legal principle of habeas corpus to an individual or situation.