Third person singular present tense of 'hail,' meaning to greet, acclaim, or call out to someone.
From Old Norse heilsa, meaning 'to wish health.' The verb form hailes represents an archaic or dialectal third-person singular conjugation, as in 'he hailes' rather than modern 'he hails.'
This archaic verb form shows how English used to conjugate verbs differently—similar to how some languages still add specific endings to show who is doing the action.
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