v. Obs. [f. FOR- pref.1 + HILL v.] trans. To cover; to protect.
a. 1300. E. E. Psalter, xc[i]. 14. For-hile him I sal, for mi name knewe he.
a. 1400–50. Alexander, 1062.
| Ane hert with a hoge heued · þe aughfulest on erth, | |
| Was to behald as a harrow · foreheld [forhelid] ouer with tyndez. |
Hence Forhilling vbl. sb., in quot. quasi-concr. protection. Also Forhiller, a protector.
a. 1300. E. E. Psalter, xvii[i]. 18.
| Þai for-come me in daie of twinginge; | |
| And made is Laverd mi for-hilinge. | |
| Ibid., 30. | |
| For-hiler es he | |
| Of al þat in him hopand be. |
