Halse
Pronunciation : Halse
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [AS. healsian.]
Definition : 1. To embrace about the neck; to salute; to greet. [Obs.] Each other kissed glad And lovely halst. Spenser.
2. To adjure; to beseech; to entreat. [Obs.] O dere child, I halse thee, In virtue of the Holy Trinity. Chaucer.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Halse
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. Hawser.]
Definition : Defn: To haul; to hoist. [Obs.]
t. [imp. & p. p. Halsed (hlst); p. pr. & vb. n. Halsing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913