Hele
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Initialism of home economics and livelihood education. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
- 1 Obsolete form of heal. alt-of, obsolete
- 2 To hide, conceal, and keep secret, especially for a secret society (such as the masons). archaic, dialectal, rare
"… the lion is in most gentleness and nobility, when his neck and shoulders be heled with hair and main."
- 3 To cover or conceal (a seedling, plant, roots, etc). especially, rare
"At the time of earthing the potatoes by the double mould-plough, turnip seed is sown, and thus "heled;" the turnips arrive at maturity before the potatoes, and are pulled without damage to them."
- 1 A number of places in the West Country of England:; A hamlet in Bude-Stratton parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SS2104).
- 2 A number of places in the West Country of England:; A small village in Bradninch parish, Mid Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS9902)
- 3 A number of places in the West Country of England:; A small village in Ilfracombe parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5347)
- 4 A number of places in the West Country of England:; A hamlet in Ashburton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (SX7470).
- 5 A number of places in the West Country of England:; A suburb of Torquay, Torbay borough, Devon (OS grid ref SX9065).
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- 6 A number of places in the West Country of England:; A hamlet in St Giles on the Heath parish, Torridge district, Devon, on the border with Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3391).
- 7 A number of places in the West Country of England:; A hamlet in Bradford-on-Tone parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST1824).
Example
More examples"… the lion is in most gentleness and nobility, when his neck and shoulders be heled with hair and main."
Etymology
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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