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forhale

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
forhale
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To overhaul; overtake.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

forhales (present, singular) forhaling (participle, present) forhaled (participle, past) forhaled (past)

Questions

What does forhale mean?
To overhaul; overtake.
Where does forhale come from?
From earlier forhail, equivalent to for- + hale. Compare Norwegian and Danish forhale (“to delay”), Swedish förhala (“to protract, prolong, retard”).

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