forhale

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forhale

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

verb forhales · forhaling · forhaled

obsolete, transitive To overhaul; overtake.

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@misc{forhale_2026,
  title = {forhale},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forhale},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}