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Heaf vs Heal - What's the difference?

heaf | heal |

As nouns the difference between heaf and heal

is that heaf is (northern england) a piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become heafed; a heft while heal is (obsolete) health.

As verbs the difference between heaf and heal

is that heaf is (northern england) to become accustomed to and attached to an area of mountain pasture, seldom straying from it while heal is to hide; conceal; keep secret or heal can be to make better from a disease, wound, etc; to revive or cure.

heaf

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Northern England) A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become heafed; a heft.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Northern England) To become accustomed to and attached to an area of mountain pasture, seldom straying from it.

    • heal

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) helen, hilen, from (etyl) . Related to (l), (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) * (l) (Scotland)

    Verb

  • To hide; conceal; keep secret.
  • To cover, as for protection.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) helen, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Verb

  • To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
    • This bandage will heal your cut.
  • * Bible, Matthew viii. 8
    • Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed .
  • To become better.
    • Bandages allow cuts to heal .
  • To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt.
    • to heal dissensions
    Synonyms
    * (make better) cure, make whole * (become better) get better, recover
    Derived terms
    * healable * healand, Healand * healer * health

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) health
    • (Chaucer)

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