HALSE
Halse, v. t. Etym: [AS. healsian.]
1. To embrace about the neck; to salute; to greet. [Obs.] Each other kissed glad And lovely halst. Spenser.
2. To adjure; to beseech; to entreat. [Obs.] O dere child, I halse thee, In virtue of the Holy Trinity. Chaucer.
HALSE
Halse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Halsed (hlst); p. pr. & vb. n. Halsing.]
Etym: [Cf. Hawser.]
Defn: To haul; to hoist. [Obs.]
HALSENING
Hal"sen*ing, a.
Defn: Sounding harshly in the throat; inharmonious; rough. [Obs.]
Carew.
HALSER
Hals"er, n.
Defn: See Hawser. Pope.
HALT
Halt,