forhele

F4O1R1H4E1L1E1

verb

To conceal; hide.

OriginMiddle English forhelen ← Old English forhelan ← Proto-Germanic *frahelaną →
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Meanings

verbforhele (third-person singular simple present forheles, present participle forheling, simple past forhole, past participle forholen)

present singular third person forheles · participle present forheling · past forhole · participle past forholen

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo conceal; hide.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*frahelaną“to conceal, hide”
  2. Old Englishforhelan“to cover up, conceal”
  3. Middle Englishforhelen
  4. Englishforhele

From Middle English forhelen, from Old English forhelan (“to cover up, conceal”), from Proto-Germanic *frahelaną (“to conceal, hide”), equivalent to for- + hele. Cognate with Dutch verhelen (“to conceal”), German verhehlen (“to hide, conceal”).

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APA

forhele. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forhele

MLA

“forhele.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forhele. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forhele,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forhele.

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