Halse Definition

noun

(anatomy, archaic) The neck; the throat.

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Alternative form of hawse.

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verb

(obsolete) To fall upon the neck of; embrace.

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(obsolete) To haul; to hoist.
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Other Word Forms of Halse

Noun

Singular:
halse
Plural:
halses

Origin of Halse

  • From Middle English halsen, halsien (“to beseech, adjure”), from Old English healsian, hālsian (“to entreat earnestly, beseech, implore”), from Proto-Germanic *hailasōną (“to greet”), from Proto-Indo-European *kailo-, *kailu- (“whole, safe”). Cognate with Middle High German heilsen (“to predict”), Swedish helsa (“to greet”), Icelandic heilsa (“to salute”). More at whole, hailse.

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  • From Middle English hals, from Old English heals (“neck, prow of a ship”), from Proto-Germanic *halsaz (“neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *kols-, *ḱols- (“neck”). Cognate with Dutch hals (“neck”), German Hals (“neck, throat”), Swedish hals (“neck, throat”), Latin collum (“neck”).

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  • From Middle English halsen, halchen, from Old English *halsian, *healsian (“to embrace”, literally “to fall upon the neck of”), from heals (“neck”). See above. Cognate with Old Saxon helsjen (“to embrace”), Old High German halsōn (German halsen (“to jibe”)), Icelandic hálsa (“to embrace”).

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  • From Middle English hals (“neck”), from Old Norse háls (“neck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship”), from Proto-Germanic *halsaz (“neck”). See Etymology 1. Cognate with Danish hals (“neck, tack”).

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