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Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: heal

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heal
Oct 25th 2013, 02:14, by 202.160.35.177

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* Luxembourgish: {{t|lb|heelen}}

  

* Luxembourgish: {{t|lb|heelen}}
 

* Macedonian: {{t|mk|лекува|impf|tr=lékuva|sc=Cyrl}}

  

* Macedonian: {{t|mk|лекува|impf|tr=lékuva|sc=Cyrl}}
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* Maori: {{t|mi|whakamahu}}

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* Maori: {{t|mi|whakamahu}}, {{t|mi|haumanu}}
 

* Norwegian: {{t+|no|hele}}, {{t|no|kurere}}, {{t|no|helbrede}}

  

* Norwegian: {{t+|no|hele}}, {{t|no|kurere}}, {{t|no|helbrede}}
 

* Old Church Slavonic: {{t|cu|лѣчити|tr=lěčiti|sc=Cyrs}}

  

* Old Church Slavonic: {{t|cu|лѣчити|tr=lěčiti|sc=Cyrs}}

Latest revision as of 02:14, 25 October 2013

English[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English helen, hilen, from Old English helan ("to conceal, cover, hide"), from Proto-Germanic *helaną ("to hide, stash"), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- ("to hide, conceal"). Cognate with Scots heal ("to cover, hide, conceal, keep secret"), Dutch helen ("to conceal"), German heilen ("to conceal"), Latin cēlō ("conceal"). Related to hole, hull.

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

heal (third-person singular simple present heals, present participle healing, simple past hole or healed, past participle holen or healed)

  1. (transitive, obsolete or dialectal) To hide; conceal; keep secret.
  2. (transitive) To cover, as for protection.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English helen, from Old English hǣlan ("to heal, cure, save, greet, salute"), from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną ("to heal, make whole, save"), from Proto-Indo-European *koil- ("safe, unharmed"). Cognate with Scots hale, hail ("to heal"), Eastern Frisian heila, heilen ("to heal"), West Frisian hielje, Dutch helen ("to heal"), German heilen ("to heal"), Danish hele, Swedish hela ("to heal"). More at whole.

Verb[edit]

heal (third-person singular simple present heals, present participle healing, simple past and past participle healed)

  1. (transitive) 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.
  2. (intransitive) To become better.
    Bandages allow cuts to heal.
  3. To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt.
    to heal dissensions
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]

make better

become better

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Noun[edit]

heal (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) health
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Anagrams[edit]

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian half, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz. Compare English half, Dutch half, German halb, Danish halv.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

heal

  1. half
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