Hearest vs Healest - What's the difference?

In archaic terms the difference between hearest and healest

is that hearest is second-person singular present simple form of hearhealest is archaic second-person singular of heal.

(head)

(archaic) Second-person singular present simple form of hear

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(head)

(archaic) (heal)

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

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

To hide; conceal; keep secret.

To cover, as for protection.

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

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

* (make better) cure, make whole * (become better) get better, recover

* healable * healand, Healand * healer * health

(-)

(obsolete) health

(Chaucer)