Definitions For Halse

Etymology 1

From Middle English hals, from , from , from , *ḱols-, , neck. Cognate with , , , , .

Alternative forms

hawse

Noun

HALSE (plural HALSEs) (anatomy, archaic) The neck; the throat. :

Derived terms

halseman

Etymology 2

From Middle English halsen, halchen, from , from heals, , neck. See above. Cognate with , (), .

Alternative forms

haulse halsh hawse, hose

Verb

hals (obsolete) To fall upon the neck of; embrace.

Related terms

enhalse

Etymology 3

From Middle English halsen, halsien, , to beseech, adjure, from , hālsian, , to entreat earnestly, beseech, implore, from , from , *kailu-, , whole, safe. Cognate with , , . More at whole, hailse.

Verb

hals (transitive) To greet; salute; hail. (transitive) To beseech; adjure.

Related terms

halsen halseny hazeney hazon

Etymology 4

From Middle English hals, , neck, from , from . See Etymology 1. Cognate with .

Alternative forms

hawse

Noun

HALSE (plural HALSEs) Alternate form of hawse

Verb

hals (obsolete) To haul; to hoist.

Anagrams

Hales, Heals, Sahel, Saleh, Selah, hales, heals, leash, selah, shale, sheal

Is Halse a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
8

The word Halse is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends

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