plural of halse

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

Alternative form of hawser

One who draws a barge alongside a river using a rope.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

(obsolete) An executioner.

plural of halseman

(dialectal, obsolete) Alternative form of halsen

(rare) A prediction; conjecture.

present participle of halse