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halsen

verb

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from halsnen

Definitions

  1. To predict

    To predict; promise.

  2. To promise

    To promise; bode; bid (fair or ill).

The neighborhood

Derived

forehalsen

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for halsen. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA