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hele.

To hide, conceal, and keep secret, especially for a secret society (such as the masons).

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/hiːl/
  1. To hide, conceal, and keep secret, especially for a secret society (such as the masons).

    archaic · dialectal · rare
  2. To cover or conceal (a seedling, plant, roots, etc).

    especially · rare
Where this word comes from

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-West Germanic *helan, from Proto-Germanic *helaną (“to conceal, stash, receive stolen goods”) and Proto-Germanic *haljaną (“to hull, conceal”); both from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide”). Cognate with Scots heal (“to cover, hide, conceal”), Saterland Frisian hela (“to conceal”), Dutch helen (“to conceal”), German hehlen (“to deal in stolen or illegal goods”), Swedish häla (“hide”) and hälare (“fence, peddler of stolen goods”), as well as with helmet and Latin cēlō (“conceal”). Related to hole, hull.

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