English Explanatory Dictionary

halseny

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Alternative form of halsen.
noun
  1. A prediction; conjecture.

Word forms

halseny halsenies

Etymology

Originally a dialectal variant of halsen (“to predict”), equivalent to halsen + -y (infinitive suffix). While nominal use is mentioned once in 19th century English dialect literature, the modern sense of "prediction, conjecture" probably originates from misinterpretation of the verb in dictionaries.

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