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halsen

halsen verb: to predict; promise.

Verb

halsen (third-person singular simple present halsens, present participle halsening, simple past and past participle halsened)

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

Forms of halsen

third-person singular presenthalsens
present participlehalsening
past participlehalsened
pasthalsened
alternative formhalseny
alternative formhalson
alternative formhalzen
alternative formhazon

Origin of halsen

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

Words formed from halsen

Questions about halsen

What does halsen mean?
Halsen means to predict; promise.
What part of speech is halsen?
Halsen is a verb.
What is the past tense of halsen?
The past tense of halsen is halsened.

Words near halsen in the dictionary

  1. halse
  2. halsed
  3. Halsell
  4. Halsells
  5. Halseman
  6. halsen
  7. halsened
  8. halsenies
  9. halsening
  10. halseny
  11. halser

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