A variant or related archaic form possibly meaning to drag, haul, or pull forcefully.
Variant of 'forhaile' or related formation from 'for-' (intensive prefix) and 'hale' (to pull or drag, from Old Norse 'hala'). Both forms appear in Middle English texts.
When you see multiple spellings like 'forhaile' and 'forhale,' it's a sign the word was dying out—nobody agreed how to spell it because nobody really used it anymore.
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