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halsen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
halsen
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To predict; promise.

Transitive verb

verb

To promise; bode; bid (fair or ill).

Intransitive verb

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

halsens (present, singular) halsening (participle, present) halsened (participle, past) halsened (past) halseny (alternative) halson (alternative) halzen (alternative) hazon (alternative)

Derived Forms

forehalsen

Questions

What does halsen mean?
To predict; promise.
Where does halsen come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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