"halter" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhaltər/, /ˈhɛltər/, /ˈhaltrə/ Forms: haltres [plural], helter [alternative], heltre [alternative], heltere [alternative], helfter [alternative], heltyr [alternative], haltre [alternative], haltur [alternative], heltrer [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English hælftre, hælfter, from Proto-West Germanic *halftrijā. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hælftre}} Old English hælftre, {{der|enm|gmw-pro|*halftrijā}} Proto-West Germanic *halftrijā Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} halter, {{enm-noun|haltres}} halter (plural haltres)
  1. A halter; horse headgear lacking a bit.
    Sense id: en-halter-enm-noun-V6UOt78~
  2. (rare) A rope tied in a noose for hanging. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-halter-enm-noun-j2ILhMdx Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Horse tack Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 63 17 Disambiguation of Horse tack: 40 60 0
  3. (rare) The binding contract of marriage. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-halter-enm-noun-M-8kNtbu Categories (other): Marriage Disambiguation of Marriage: 1 32 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Crime, Death Disambiguation of Crime: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Death: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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