† overˈhele, v. Obs.
Also Sc. -heild.
[OE. oferhelian to cover over, conceal, f. ofer-, over- 8 + hele v., heild v.]
trans. To cover over. Hence † overˈheling vbl. n.
| a 1050 Liber Scintill. xliii. (1889) 144 Reaf..na to fæᵹernysse ac for nedbehefe oferhelincge. c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 73 Min shamfastnesse..ouer-heleð min bend ofte. c 1470 Henryson Mor. Fab. iii. (Cock & Fox) xxviii, Ane fabill,..ouerheillit with typis figurall. 1513 Douglas æneis i. iv. 17 Ane wode abuife ourheildis with his rank bewis. |