forhale

English

Etymology

From earlier forhail, equivalent to for- +‎ hale. Compare Norwegian and Danish forhale (“to delay”), Swedish förhala (“to protract, prolong, retard”).

Verb

forhale (third-person singular simple present forhales, present participle forhaling, simple past and past participle forhaled)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To overhaul; overtake.

Anagrams
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