Unhill
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To uncover, reveal. obsolete
"[…]these four men and these ladyes layd hand on syr launcelot /[…]/ and soo in to a chamber where was the holy vessel of the Sancgreal / and by force syr launcelot was leid by that holy vessel / and there came an holy man and vnhylled that vessel / and soo by myracle and by vertu of that holy vessel syr launcelot was heled and recouerd […]these four men and these ladies laid hand on Sir Launcelot, […] and so into a chamber where was the holy vessel of the Sangreal, and by force Sir Launcelot was laid by that holy vessel; and there came an holy man and unhilled that vessel, and so by miracle and by virtue of that holy vessel Sir Launcelot was healed and recovered"
Example
More examples"[…]these four men and these ladyes layd hand on syr launcelot /[…]/ and soo in to a chamber where was the holy vessel of the Sancgreal / and by force syr launcelot was leid by that holy vessel / and there came an holy man and vnhylled that vessel / and soo by myracle and by vertu of that holy vessel syr launcelot was heled and recouerd […]these four men and these ladies laid hand on Sir Launcelot, […] and so into a chamber where was the holy vessel of the Sangreal, and by force Sir Launcelot was laid by that holy vessel; and there came an holy man and unhilled that vessel, and so by miracle and by virtue of that holy vessel Sir Launcelot was healed and recovered"
Etymology
From un- + hill.
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