forhale
English
editEtymology
editFrom earlier forhail, equivalent to for- + hale. Compare Norwegian and Danish forhale (“to delay”), Swedish förhala (“to protract, prolong, retard”).
Verb
editforhale (third-person singular simple present forhales, present participle forhaling, simple past and past participle forhaled)
- (transitive, obsolete) To overhaul; overtake.