Meaning
Strong and healthy — an Iyaric reshaping of 'headstrong'. Because 'headstrong' carries a negative sound (stubborn, wilful), Rastafari turns it toward 'heal', so the word-sound blesses health and strength instead of obstinacy. To be 'healstrong' is to be sound in body and spirit. A clear example of word-sound-power replacing a negative with a positive.
Examples
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Give thanks, mi deh yah healstrong.
Give thanks, I'm here strong and healthy.
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Ital food keep di body healstrong.
Natural food keeps the body strong and healthy.
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Rasta seh healstrong instead a headstrong.
Rasta says 'healstrong' instead of 'headstrong'.
Origin
Iyaric reshaping of 'headstrong' — 'heal' replaces 'head' to bless health. See [[word-sound-power]], [[ital]].
How it’s used
'Strong and healthy'; Iyaric reshaping of 'headstrong'. See [[word-sound-power]], [[ital]].