hele

CIDE DICTIONARY

hele, n. [See Heal, n.].

Health; welfare. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

hele, v. t. [AS. helan, akin to D. helen, OHG. helan, G. hehlen, L. celare. Hell, and cf. Conceal.].

To hide; to cover; to roof. [1913 Webster]

"Hide and hele things." [1913 Webster]

hele, v.tr. (also heel) (foll. by in) set (a plant) in the ground and cover its roots.

Etymology

OE helian f. Gmc