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, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Halsed (hlst); p. pr. & vb. n. Halsing.] Etym: [Cf. Hawser.] Defn: To haul; to hoist. [Obs.]

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