overhele

English

Etymology

over- +‎ hele.

Verb

overhele (third-person singular simple present overheles, present participle overheling, simple past and past participle overheled)

  1. (obsolete) To cover; to cover up, conceal.
    • 1485 July 31, Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], (please specify the book number), [London]: […] [by William Caxton], OCLC 71490786; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: Published by David Nutt, […], 1889, OCLC 890162034:
      , Bk.X, Ch.xix:
      And whan Sir Palomydes behylde his felowys swerde overheled with his blood, hit greved hym sore.

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