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Halse vs Halsen - What's the difference?

halse | halsen |

Halsen is a related term of halse.



In transitive terms the difference between halse and halsen

is that halse is to beseech; adjure while halsen is to predict; promise.

As verbs the difference between halse and halsen

is that halse is to fall upon the neck of; embrace while halsen is to predict; promise.

As a noun halse

is the neck; the throat.

halse

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) hals, from (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* (l) (Scotland)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy, archaic) The neck; the throat.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) halsen, halchen, from (etyl) *.

    Alternative forms

    * (l) * (l) (dialectal) * (l), (l) (Scotland)

    Verb

    (hals)
  • (label) To fall upon the neck of; embrace.
  • *:
    • soo the Kyng took a lytel hackney and but fewe felauship with him vntyl he came vnto sir Tristrams pauelione / and whanne syre Trystram sawe the Kynge / he ranne vnto hym and wold haue holden his styrope / But the kynge lepte from his hors lyghtly / and eyther halsed other in armes

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) halsen, . More at (l), (l).

    Verb

    (hals)
  • To greet; salute; hail.
  • To beseech; adjure.
    • Related terms
    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 4

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Verb

    (hals)
  • (obsolete) To haul; to hoist.

    • Anagrams

    * * * * * * ----

    halsen

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To predict; promise.
  • To promise; bode; bid (fair or ill).

    • Derived terms

    * (l) ----