forhale

== English == === Etymology === From earlier forhail, equivalent to for- +‎ hale. Compare Norwegian and Danish forhale (“to delay”), Swedish förhala (“to protract, prolong, retard”). === Verb === forhale (third-person singular simple present forhales, present participle forhaling, simple past and past participle forhaled) (transitive, obsolete) To overhaul; overtake. === Anagrams === fahlore == Danish == === Etymology === From Low German verhalen. Cognates include English forhale, Swedish förhala and Dutch verhalen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [fʌˈhæˀlə] === Verb === forhale (imperative forhal, infinitive at forhale, present tense forhaler, past tense forhalede, perfect tense forhalet) to procrastinate, delay Synonym: trække i langdrag to pull a ship through the water using ropes Coordinate term: varpe ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== udsætte prokrastinere ==== Related terms ==== forhaling === References === “forhale” in Den Danske Ordbog