English Explanatory Dictionary

halsen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To predict; promise.
  2. To promise; bode; bid (fair or ill).

Word forms

halsen halsens halsening halsened halseny halson halzen hazon

Etymology

From Middle English halsnen; equivalent to halse (“to salute, beseech”) + -en. Related to Middle High German heilsen (“to predict”); more at halse.

Derived words

forehalsen
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