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forhill

forhill verb: to cover; protect.

Verb

forhill (third-person singular simple present forhills, present participle forhilling, simple past and past participle forhilled)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To cover; protect.

Forms of forhill

third-person singular presentforhills
present participleforhilling
past participleforhilled
pastforhilled

Origin of forhill

From for- + hill (“to hele”). Compare forhele.

Words formed from forhill

Questions about forhill

What does forhill mean?
Forhill means to cover; protect.
What part of speech is forhill?
Forhill is a verb.
What is the past tense of forhill?
The past tense of forhill is forhilled.

Words near forhill in the dictionary

  1. forhele
  2. forheling
  3. forhew
  4. forhewing
  5. forhews
  6. forhill
  7. forhilled
  8. forhilling
  9. forhills
  10. forhold
  11. forholden

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