"halse" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: [hoːs] [Northern-England], [haːs] [Northern-England], [hoːz] [Northern-England] Forms: halses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːs Etymology: From Middle English hals, from Old English heals (“neck, prow of a ship”), from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz (“neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *kols-, *ḱols- (“neck”). Cognate with Dutch hals (“neck, throat”), German Hals (“neck, throat”), Norwegian hals (“neck, throat”), Swedish hals (“neck, throat”), Latin collum (“neck”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hals}} Middle English hals, {{inh|en|ang|heals||neck, prow of a ship}} Old English heals (“neck, prow of a ship”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*hals}} Proto-West Germanic *hals, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*halsaz||neck}} Proto-Germanic *halsaz (“neck”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*kols-}} Proto-Indo-European *kols-, {{cog|nl|hals||neck, throat}} Dutch hals (“neck, throat”), {{cog|de|Hals||neck, throat}} German Hals (“neck, throat”), {{cog|no|hals||neck, throat}} Norwegian hals (“neck, throat”), {{cog|sv|hals||neck, throat}} Swedish hals (“neck, throat”), {{cog|la|collum||neck}} Latin collum (“neck”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} halse (plural halses)
  1. (anatomy, archaic) The neck; the throat. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: hawse [Scotland] Derived forms: halseman
    Sense id: en-halse-en-noun-2rS6PKKo Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [hoːs] [Northern-England], [haːs] [Northern-England], [hoːz] [Northern-England] Forms: halses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːs Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hals||neck}} Middle English hals (“neck”), {{der|en|non|háls||neck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship}} Old Norse háls (“neck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*halsaz||neck}} Proto-Germanic *halsaz (“neck”), {{cog|da|hals||neck, tack}} Danish hals (“neck, tack”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} halse (plural halses)
  1. Alternative form of hawse Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hawse
    Sense id: en-halse-en-noun--5etAS6T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hawse
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: [hoːs] [Northern-England], [haːs] [Northern-England], [hoːz] [Northern-England] Forms: halses [present, singular, third-person], halsing [participle, present], halsed [participle, past], halsed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔːs Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|halsen}} Middle English halsen, {{inh|en|ang||*halsian, *healsian|to embrace|lit=to fall upon the neck of}} Old English *halsian, *healsian (“to embrace”, literally “to fall upon the neck of”), {{cog|osx|helsjen||to embrace}} Old Saxon helsjen (“to embrace”), {{cog|goh|halsōn}} Old High German halsōn, {{cog|de|halsen||to jibe}} German halsen (“to jibe”), {{cog|is|hálsa||to embrace}} Icelandic hálsa (“to embrace”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} halse (third-person singular simple present halses, present participle halsing, simple past and past participle halsed)
  1. (dialectal) To fall upon the neck of; hug; embrace. Tags: dialectal Synonyms: haulse, halsh [dialectal], hose [Scotland] Related terms: enhalse
    Sense id: en-halse-en-verb-1SQ8zgLN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hawse
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: [hoːs] [Northern-England], [haːs] [Northern-England], [hoːz] [Northern-England] Forms: halses [present, singular, third-person], halsing [participle, present], halsed [participle, past], halsed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔːs Etymology: From Middle English halsen, halsien (“to beseech, adjure”), from Old English healsian, hālsian (“to entreat earnestly, beseech, implore”), from Proto-Germanic *hailisōną (“to greet”), from Proto-Indo-European *kailo-, *kailu- (“whole, safe”). Cognate with Middle High German heilsen (“to predict”), Swedish hälsa (“to greet”), Icelandic heilsa (“to salute”). More at whole, hailse. Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|beseech}}, {{inh|en|enm|halsen#Etymology_2_2}} Middle English halsen, {{inh|en|ang|healsian}} Old English healsian, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hailisōną||to greet}} Proto-Germanic *hailisōną (“to greet”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*kailo-}} Proto-Indo-European *kailo-, {{cog|gmh|heilsen||to predict}} Middle High German heilsen (“to predict”), {{cog|sv|hälsa||to greet}} Swedish hälsa (“to greet”), {{cog|is|heilsa||to salute}} Icelandic heilsa (“to salute”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} halse (third-person singular simple present halses, present participle halsing, simple past and past participle halsed)
  1. (transitive) To greet; salute; hail. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-halse-en-verb-suZlFyZj Categories (other): Middle English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of Middle English links with manual fragments: 65 35
  2. (transitive) To beseech; adjure. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-halse-en-verb-dBf8ykPa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: halsen
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: [hoːs] [Northern-England], [haːs] [Northern-England], [hoːz] [Northern-England] Forms: halses [present, singular, third-person], halsing [participle, present], halsed [participle, past], halsed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔːs Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hals||neck}} Middle English hals (“neck”), {{der|en|non|háls||neck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship}} Old Norse háls (“neck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*halsaz||neck}} Proto-Germanic *halsaz (“neck”), {{cog|da|hals||neck, tack}} Danish hals (“neck, tack”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} halse (third-person singular simple present halses, present participle halsing, simple past and past participle halsed)
  1. (obsolete) To haul; to hoist. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-halse-en-verb-O0n0MBGg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 17 15 18 4 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 6 6 11 11 13 10 9 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 6 6 11 11 13 10 9 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hawse
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xxj”, in Le Morte Darthur, book VIII (in Middle English):",
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      ],
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        "Alternative form of hawse"
      ],
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          "hawse",
          "hawse#English"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[hoːs]",
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[haːs]",
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hoːz]",
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːs"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hawse"
    }
  ],
  "word": "halse"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
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    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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    "Pages with 3 entries",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "neck"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "háls",
        "4": "",
        "5": "neck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse háls (“neck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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    },
    {
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        "1": "da",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "neck, tack"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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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      "form": "halses",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "halsing",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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        "past"
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      "form": "halsed",
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        "past"
      ]
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "categories": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To haul; to hoist."
      ],
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        "(obsolete) To haul; to hoist."
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[hoːs]",
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[haːs]",
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[hoːz]",
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "hawse"
    }
  ],
  "word": "halse"
}

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