halsen

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verb

To predict; promise.

OriginMiddle English halsnen →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person halsens · participle present halsening · participle past halsened · past halsened · alternative halseny · alternative halson · alternative halzen · alternative hazon

  1. transitiveTo predict; promise.
  2. intransitiveTo promise; bode; bid (fair or ill).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
predict

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhalsnen
  2. Englishhalsen

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

halsen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halsen

MLA

“halsen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halsen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “halsen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halsen.

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