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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

halsen en · VERB

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
halzen alternative lexicographic
halsening Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
halsens Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
halson alternative lexicographic
halsened Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
halsened Tense=Past lexicographic
halseny alternative lexicographic
hazon alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

forehalsen