It is short for "hearest" which is the second person singualr of /to hear/.
I hear
Thou hearest
He, she, it, hears
Like the King James Bible, with 'dost' and 'thinkest'. They understood very well, and we have to learn to speak Shakespearean English.
2007-04-09 14:52:50
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answered by thisbrit 7
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Here are some sites that will help you in the future.
They have translations of Shakespearean terms in modern English.
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/glossary/a.htm
http://www.acepilots.com/bard/ws_word.html
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-dictionary-h.htm
2007-04-09 14:59:48
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answered by Hamish 4
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Heard.
2007-04-09 14:37:09
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answered by Julia Sugarbaker 7
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It looks to me like it means hear.
2007-04-09 14:37:47
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answered by Max 6
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what did'st you sayeth I did'st not hear'st very well 'th .. I think'st it's just someth of the excess baggage that the language carried'th at that time .just drop the st ... if you heardest other let us knoweth.
2007-04-09 14:56:21
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answered by dogpatch USA 7
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to hear, or heard depending on the context
2007-04-13 14:19:57
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answered by Anonymous
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yes the block can be hot for many reasons and i use that term all the time
2016-05-21 02:58:36
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answered by mayra 3
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you hear or heard
2007-04-09 14:37:45
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answered by Katrina 3
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it means love
2007-04-09 14:39:13
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answered by olivia f 1
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heard...
2007-04-09 15:07:43
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answered by Anonymous
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