• Hele

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    Origin

    From Middle English helen, helien, from Old English helan ("to conceal, cover, hide", strong verb.) and helian ("to conceal, cover, hide", weak verb.), from Proto-Germanic *helanÄ… ("to conceal, stash, receive stolen goods"), *haljanÄ… ("to hull, conceal"), both from Proto-Indo-European *kel- ("to hide"). Cognate with Scots heal ("to cover, hide, conceal"), Eastern Frisian hela ("to conceal"), Dutch helen ("to conceal"), German hehlen ("to conceal"). More at heal.

    Full definition of hele

    Verb

    1. Alternative form of heal
    2. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To hide or conceal; keep secret; cover.
    3. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To cover with or in (slates, tiles, etc.); roof.
    4. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To practise concealment; keep a secret; keep silence.

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