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halsen

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

verb halsens · halsening · halsened · halseny · halson

transitive To predict; promise.
intransitive To promise; bode; bid (fair or ill).

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@misc{halsen_2026,
  title = {halsen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/halsen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}