[1] The homonym "hide," meaning to conceal, is in O. Eng. _hydan_; the word appears in various forms in Old Teutonic languages. The root is probably seen in Gr. [Greek: keuthein] to hide, or may be the same as in "hide," skin, O. Eng. _hyd_, which is also seen in Ger. _Haut_, Dutch _huid_; the root appears in Lat. _cutis_, Gr. [Greek: kytos]. The Indo-European root _ku_-, weakened form of _sku_-, seen in "sky," and meaning "to cover," may be the ultimate source of both words. The slang use of "to hide," to flog or whip, means "to take the skin off, to flay." HIEL, EMMANUEL (1834-1899), Belgian-Dutch poet and prose writer, was born at Dendermonde, in Flanders, in May 1834. He acted in various functions, from teacher and government official to journalist and bookseller, busily writing all the time both for the theatre and the magazines of North and South Netherlands. His last posts were those of librarian at the Industrial Museum and professor of declamation at the Conservatoire in Brussels. Among his better-known poetic works may be cited _Looverkens_ ("Leaflets," 1857); _Nieuwe Liedekens_ ("New Poesies," 1861); _Gedichten_ ("Poems," 1863); _Psalmen, Zangen, en Oratorios_ ("Psalms, Songs, and Oratorios," 1869); _De Wind_ (1869), an inspiriting cantata, which had a large measure of success and was crowned; _De Liefde in 't Leven_ ("Love in Life," 1870); _Elle_ and _Isa_ (two musical dramas, 1874); _Liederen voor Groote en Kleine Kinderen_ ("Songs for Big and Small Folk," 1879); _Jakoba van Beieren_ ("Jacqueline of Bavaria," a poetic drama, 1880); _Mathilda van Denemarken_ (a lyrical drama, 1890). His collected poetical works were published in three volumes at Rousselaere in 1885. Hiel took an active and prominent part in the so-called "Flemish movement" in Belgium, and his name is constantly associated with those of Jan van Beers, the Willems and Peter Benoit. The last wrote some of his compositions to Hiel's verses, notably to his oratorios _Lucifer_ (performed in London at the Royal Albert Hall and elsewhere) and _De Schelde_ ("The Scheldt"); whilst the Dutch composer, Richard Hol (of Utrecht), composed the music to Hiel's "Ode to Liberty," and van Gheluwe to the poet's "Songs for Big and Small Folk" (second edition, much enlarged, 1879), which has greatly contributed to their popularity in schools and among Belgian choral societies. Hiel also translated several foreign lyrics. His rendering of Tennyson's _Dora_ appeared at Antwerp in 1871. For the national festival of 1880 at Brussels, to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Belgian independence, Hiel composed two cantatas, _Belgenland_ ("The Land of the Belgians") and _Eer Belgenland_ ("Honour to Belgium"), which, set to music, were much appreciated. He died at Schaerbeek, near Brussels, on the 27th of August 1899. Hiel's efforts to counteract Walloon influences and bring about a _rapprochement_ between